“In addition to pubs and bars we have agreed with Liverpool City mayor Steve Rotheram that gyms, leisure centres, betting shops, adult gaming centres and casinos will close.
“We are still working with other local leaders to determine how best to tackle the resurgence of the virus in their areas. But tackle it we will.”
Mr Johnson added he does not want to “impose these kinds of erosions of our personal liberty”, but that he believed the “British people have the resolve to beat this virus”.
Liverpool City mayor Steve Rotheram told Channel 4 News on Monday it was “disingenuous” for the Government to suggest local leaders were behind the decision to put the region in the very high alert category.
