More than 50 "red wall" MPs are pressuring the government for a clear route out of lockdown and a dedicated recovery plan for the north. But the prime minister is still dealing with the row over free school meals.

Karen Buck, Labour MP for Westminster North, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger Hearing any extra funding for communities is dwarfed by government cuts to council budgets over the last few years.

Plus, is there a case for a circuit-breaker lockdown? Professor Graham Loomes, behavioural scientist at Warwick Business School, explains why the SAGE recommendations don't give the full picture.

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