MORE people are feared to be in the pipeline for redundancy as 27 million across England face tougher coronavirus restrictions from Saturday.

London, Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow-in-Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield will move from Tier 1 to Tier 2 of the government’s new alert scheme.

These areas will be subject to stricter measures including a ban on households mixing indoors, including in homes, pubs and restaurants.