"The nation faces a tipping point and we have a choice," Hancock told Sky News."The choice is either that everybody follows the rules ... or we will have to take more measures.""I don't rule it out, I don't want to see it," he said.Johnson announced fines of up to £10,000 on Saturday for people in England who break new rules requiring them to self-isolate if they have been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
Asked about comments from London mayor Sadiq Khan, who said on Friday new restrictions were increasingly likely in the capital, Hancock said:"I've had discussions this week with the Mayor of London, and the teams are meeting today to discuss further what might be needed." Hancock was also asked on Times Radio about the possibility of Londoners being told to work from home later this week, and said:"Well, I wouldn't rule it out."
The opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said he would support whatever measures the government brings forward, but criticised the government's testing system for not having the capacity to deal with increased demand as schools returned.
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