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Greater Manchester is "fighting back for fairness" and will "stand firm" against government plans to move it into the highest level of Covid measures, the mayor has said.

Labour Mayor Andy Burnham said local leaders were "unanimously opposed" to the introduction of "flawed and unfair" Tier three rules.

But the health secretary said they must "set aside party politics".

Measures under Tier three - a very high alert level - include pub closures and a ban on household mixing indoors, in private gardens and in most outdoor venues.

Mr Burnham said they would amount to a "punishing lockdown" without "proper support" for the people and businesses affected.

Newsnight’s Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports.