Boris Johnson rejects Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend free school meals

Marcus Rashford's birthday by erecting two huge banners praising the United and England star during a match in his hometown.

would be moved into the highest category of the new Local Covid Alert Level system, meaning which pubs don't serve 'substantial' meals will have to close.

straight to your inbox every day, freeMarcus Rashford believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deserves credit for Manchester United's win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.United defied the odds as they emerged with all three points in the French capital, recording a 2-1 win in their opening Group H fixture on Tuesday night.Solskjaer risked plenty of criticism ahead of the match as he made several bold decisions with his team selection: reverting to a three-at-the-back defensive system;

straight to your inbox every day, freeMarcus Rashford praised Alex Telles and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for their performances in Manchester United's win against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.Telles made his first United appearance after signing from Porto on deadline day, starting at left wing-back with Luke Shaw moving into a back three as Harry Maguire missed out due to injury.United took the lead through Bruno Fernandes but Anthony Martial's own goal levelled the scores in the

Should Greater Manchester be in Tier 3? Have your say in the comments belowMayor Andy Burnham accused the government of 'playing poker with people's lives' over the negotiations.He called on Parliament to intervene and agree a 'fair financial framework' for any region that needs to enter Tier 3 this winter.Mr Johnson said the government will continue 'talking' to Greater Manchester, but added: "Given the public health situation, I must now proceed with moving Greater Manchester, as I say, to the

Boris Johnson will use a 5pm press conference to impose tier-three lockdown measures on Greater Manchester after negotiations with mayor Andy Burnham broke up without a deal.

Mr Johnson’s official spokesman said talks had continued on Tuesday morning at an official level ahead of the government’s midday deadline for an agreement on the introduction of Tier 3 controls. The PM has also spoken directly to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham following the passing of the deadline.

Andy Burnham has written to the Prime Minister and political leaders in Westminster urging them for a fair financial support deal for areas under the tightest lockdown restrictions. Mr Burnham told Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer and other party leaders that “this is not just a Greater Manchester issue” calling for a consistent new support package for areas under Tier 3 restrictions.

Andy Burnham has accused Boris Johnson of exaggerating the severity of the Covid-19 situation in Greater Manchester.The Prime Minster said that the number of intensive care admissions with the virus were currently at around 40% of the April numbers in the region.Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Mr Burnham slammed the claims, stating that as of Sunday morning there were around 62 people in the regions ICUs with coronavirus - compared with around 200-220 at the previous peak.He added

What do you think about how Andy Burham and Greater Manchester MPs are dealing with this? Click here to have your say in the comments below Shadow education secretary Kate Green called for an end to the “blame game” and for discussions to resume to get the region an adequate support package.The Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “That has not been offered by the Government.

treating the region as 'a canary in the coal mine' as he called for more financial support for businesses and workers affected by potential restrictions. Mr Burnham said that cities in the north were being used as part of an 'experimental regional lockdown strategy'.He added that the government had told him that 'there's no money left' for his demands if the region was placed under Tier 3 restrictions.