London and Liverpool in Tier 2 – Birmingham and Manchester in Tier 3 as new system revealed

London and Liverpool will be placed in Tier 2 of England’s new lockdown system, but Birmingham and Manchester will be in Tier 3.

Matt Hancock will make a statement in the House of Commons on the new lockdown tiers shortly, but prior to the announcement the government launched a postcode checker for England’s regions.

Areas in Tier 3 include:

• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Leeds
• Hull
• City of Wolverhampton
• Blackpool
• Kent

Areas in Tier 2 include:

• Liverpool
• London