The Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the current Covid restrictions could be made even tougher as the country battles the pandemic.
The Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates is the first hike since July 2007, when Gordon Brown had just taken over as Prime Minister from Tony Blair.
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