Assed parts of the country faced tighter covert 19 rules from next week.

At a press conference of labor mayors, Andy Burnham, who's mayor of Greater Manchester, said many businesses in the North were already on a knife edge.

The government is due to announce a tiered system of restrictions on Monday, with areas facing different rules depending on how quickly cases of spreading.

Political correspondent Chris Mason reports.

Eating out in 2020 hasn't.

Bean straight forward.

Working in hospitality has been incredibly tough.

Those employed at this pizzeria in the Northern quarter in Manchester are worried.

It's just difficult.

I don't know how long it will be going on for.

I don't know how I'll be able to get by on it.

Um, obviously, but a lot of money coming out all the time, but not enough coming in gas, electric, all of it, and obviously being home all the time, it's gonna beam or rather than me being out of the house at work Yesterday, the government said those who work for businesses forced to shut because of new coronavirus restrictions will get two thirds of their wages paid for by the government.

But this afternoon for Labor mayors in the north of England said that wasn't good enough because to Se Teoh Thio us on Friday evening that it's non negotiable that some of our lowest paid workers will be pushed into hardship.

It's non negotiable that they're gonna be in debt as they go into Christmas.

Well, I'm sorry, but I am not accepting a statement of that kind when the stays Saiz.

You know you may not go to work.

You may not trade.

Then people should be getting 100% compensation Being paid two thirds of your wages, especially if you're on minimum wage, is not acceptable.

The mayors of the Sheffield on Liverpool City regions made a similar argument, and they're not alone today.

Almost 30 conservative MPs from the north of England have set up a new group to press their case.

The government has to continue tow back business until the end of this pandemic.

However, that may look because if we don't do that, frankly, all the money we've spent already has been wasted but levels of the virus vary widely.

This is Belford in Northumberland, where the proportion of people testing positive is below average for England.

But like much of the northeast of England, people here are living under tighter restrictions than many.

What we think we have now is about right.

We think it's working, I think, to bring in anything Mawr in some areas of the county would be wrong and it wouldn't be adhered to.

Back in Manchester.

Conversation about the pandemic on de Ni coming restrictions Israeli far away.

It doesn't seem to be any basis for it.

We don't know what governments asking us to do.

We don't know why it's happening.

It's a bit of a mistake.

Personally, I think it's close.

The pubs and people that aren't following the rules are going to continue to not follow the rules.

I think we got the experience.

You have done quiet, quite enough.

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That's what people out because no matter what people do, it's never good enough.

Questions about health, the economy, accountability and blame are everywhere, and uncertainty stalks the future.

Chris is here with me now, Chris, what's the government saying about these criticisms?

from local leaders.

And do we know anything more about new restrictions?

The government says that it's priority throughout the crisis has been to protect jobs.

They say that they have provided unprecedented level of support, and they say that it is generous when compared.

Thio Similar European economy is the key question.

Now reader is, what are these restrictions gonna be on?

Where are they going to be imposed?

We're getting some sense, for instance, of how it might pan out.

So it looks like the rules in Greater Manchester will be a little looser than those on Merseyside will get the details, though, from the prime minister when he addresses the Commons on Monday.

And there are ongoing calls this weekend between regional leaders on the government trying to reach conclusions tonight.

Interesting in opinion poll from Ipsos Mori suggests that people in Britain are strongly in favor of stricter measures were necessary to control the spread of the virus.

And when you look back at polling throughout the pandemic, the proportion who are in favor of stricter measures is marginally higher that in any point since May, So this is governments and others, individuals continue to wrestle with these painful trade offs of lives, liberties and lively hoods.