Boris Johnson to tell MPs there is ‘no alternative’ to national lockdown

Mr Johnson was forced to announce the lockdown at a hastily arranged press conference in Downing Street over the weekend after details were leaked to newspapers

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street (Alberto Pezzali/PA)

Boris Johnson will warn coronavirus deaths over the winter could be twice as high as during the first wave of the pandemic when he outlines plans for a second national lockdown to MPs.

The British Prime Minister is set to use a statement to the Commons on Monday afternoon to say there is “no alternative” but to impose four weeks of stringent restrictions across England to control rising cases.