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forced to close, as will all hospitality venues except for delivery and takeaways.

However, collective worship, weddings and outdoor sports can resume, and shops, personal care - such as hairdressers - gyms and the wider leisure sector can reopen.

The unpopular 10pm curfew has also been tweaked so that last orders are at 10pm but closing time is at 11pm.

There was good news for sport, as the PM confirmed spectator sports will be able to resume indoors and outdoors, providing they stick to capacity limits.

“Spectator sports and business events will be free to resume inside and outside with capacity limits and social distancing, providing more consistency with indoor performances in theatres and concert halls,” he said.

In a blow for the regions, decisions on which tiers areas are placed into will depend on the data and will be taken by Whitehall.

Local authorities will not be given the right to appeal and there will not be the levels of negotiation that Downing Street claims was present in the original system – seen by some as a reaction to the wrangling with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Mr Johnson said it would be decided which areas will fall into which tiers on Thursday this week. MPs will be given a vote on the measures early next week.

Huddersfield Labour MP Barry Sheerman has called on the Prime Minister to rethink the tier system from December 2. Left: Boris Johnson makes his announcement yesterday

In Tier 1, people will be told to work from home wherever possible;

In Tier 2, alcohol may only be served in hospitality settings with a substantial meall

In Tier 3, indoor entertainment, hotels and other accommodation will be forced to remain closed, as will all hospitality venues, such as restaurants, except for delivery and takeaways.

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