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For the first time in 10 years on a matter of policy, I will be voting against my government tonight," says former cabinet minister Jeremy Wright.

That's because the restrictions in Warwickshire "are bound to be based on data less relevant to where they live" given it has been lumped in with Coventry and Solihull, he adds.

It is "very difficult" to justify to constituents the area going into Tier 3, he adds.

21:49

Decide tiers by boroughs not counties, PM urged

Greg Clark, a Tory MP and select committee chair, is next to speak in the Commons debate that still has about three hours to run.

He says there is "outrage" in Kent because local data should avoid the need for a "crude, blind, massive-scale impositions".

The whole county being in Tier 3 is "completely inappropriate" because parts like Tunbridge Wells have much lower virus prevalence than others, he claims.

The way to resolve these problems are for the PM to commit to review the tiers in a fortnight and look at places borough by borough instead, he adds.

21:45

What do small pubs think of the £1,000 hand out?

Matt Todd, the landlord at The Wonston Arms in Winchester says a £1,000 grant from the government won't get them through the winter.

"I'm really disappointed about that," he told Sky News.

"I was looking for support that was going to level things up with the other pubs... those guys have had a VAT reduction on food since July, they've had a fantastic Eat Out to Help Out scheme, but I haven't had anything as a wet pub and neither has my community."

Mr Todd said his pub is a community centre and a place for socialising, and took steps to make his pub safe.

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MP vows to vote for tiers with 'heavy heart'

George Freeman, a Tory MP and former minister, says he'll be voting for the government and its tiers "with a heavy heart".

"We're all frustrated but I think we've just got to hold our nerve, particularly in the run up to Christmas.

"We can't have a party in the usual way. If we hold our nerve until 16 December, I think we've got a chance of being able to allow families to have a proper family Christmas," he tells Sky News.

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