Merside has scooped up an additional $ 30 million in Tier 3 Covit-19 cash from the government, pushing for a deal with Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester.

Liverpool City Regional Mayor Steve Rotherham – praised by Boris Johnson last week – announced his support for businesses affected by the new money lockout.

This comes in addition to the more than 14 million m already received to support the local test, trace and isolation system and local enforcement efforts, for a total of $ 44 million to offset Tier 3 controls.

Mercedes has amassed a total of $ 51 million, with the city receiving 7 million m when it moved to Tier 2 status. Corona virus Money from the government so far.

“Once it became clear that Tier 3 restrictions were going to be imposed on our urban area, we held a series of meetings with the government last weekend with the aim of protecting our NHS and supporting local people and businesses,” Mr Rotheram said, announcing the latest handbook.

“We are absolutely clear that since we were added to Tier 3, we will continue to put pressure on the government and have meaningful dialogue to get the extra economic support we need.

“As a result, today, we have received an additional $ 30 million in funding from the government.

“This is good news for our economy and for thousands of people whose businesses and jobs will be supported during this difficult time.”

Mr Rodram, a former Labor MP for Liverpool Walton, has been praised several times in recent weeks by Mr Johnson at the Prime Minister’s public questions and at his Downing Street news conferences.

In contrast, following Mr Burnham’s complaint that no new talks had been arranged with the government this weekend, Downing Street retreated: “No. 10 sought to arrange a meeting with the mayor of Manchester this morning.

“We will continue to seek and reach an agreement on these difficult and necessary steps to protect the NHS and the people of Manchester.”

But one protester, Mr Burnham, has now called on parliament to approve a three-pronged plan for Greater Manchester.

He demands:

• Companies that have to close under Tier 3 restrictions are entitled to a “reasonable furrow” of 80% of pay.
• Guaranteed 80% of the income of self-employed persons such as taxi drivers and security workers
• Greatly improved business support program

Despite his plea, Mr Burnham Rishi Sunak also announced in a new Statesman interview: “Now the problem is, to a large extent, I think the Chancellor.

“Throughout this I think he gave the wrong verdicts. The Eat Out to Help Out program was a bad verdict and the bad news came from the lockout.

“The cost of that should now be paid to Farlow. The treasury more or less funded the tricks, and they did not fund the proper support.”

In an extraordinary Tory split, Mr Burnham also won the support of Tory MPs from Greater Manchester, where he was attacked by 20 Conservative comrades representing seats under Tier 1 restrictions.

Bradland’s MP in Norfolk Led by Jerome Maho, Mr Burnham’s Tory critics wrote him a letter: “We know you are now calling for a national lockout, but we urge you to reconsider.

“There is no point in shutting down the whole country when the virus is on the rise in certain areas. It is very clear to us that the local and regional approach is the right answer to the current situation – and to the people we represent.

“We urge you to work with the government to bring the virus under control in Greater Manchester so we can all avoid the pain of another national lockout.”

But Tory MP. William Rock, who is in the Hazel Grove block in Greater Manchester, stepped back and told his colleagues to “worry about themselves in their own blocks”.

“I don’t like strict restrictions on their constituencies,” he said. “We are ready to work constructively to improve the situation in Greater Manchester and ask for the shortest time and space to do so.”

Tory MP from nearby Bury South. Christian Wakford said politicians in the region were “united in opposing Tier 3 in its current form” to find a better solution for residents.

“Interventions by fellow members who do not understand the situation do not want or help,” he added.