The have been fears the army could be deployed to the streets amid worries the town may be plunged back into the toughest of restrictions.
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Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme this morning (Wed), he said: "We’ve been there before and they don’t work – not in a dense conurbation like Greater Manchester.
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“This happened before, the spread increased because people travelled 50 yards across the county boundary to access hospitality that they can’t in their own area.”
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Asked if he had told Mr Hancock there would be civil unrest, he said: “I do think there is a danger of unrest.
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“There is a great deal of resentment. Bolton was... we were disproportionately affected really since July last year.
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“Even when our rates were coming down, we still remained in lockdown when other areas’ rates were higher than ours, so there was a build up of resentment."