Londoners Flee City As Draconian Lockdowns Come

Chaotic scenes as Londoners try to escape the city before midnight lockdown. Police deployed to prevent non-essential journeys

 (Joshua Zitser)

• The sudden announcement that London would be put on lockdown resulted in many Londoners trying to escape the city before midnight.
• Trains were fully booked shortly after the announcement was made.
• Footage emerged of a crowded St Pancras train station. Matt Hancock called it "totally irresponsible behavior."
• Police will be deployed at stations to prevent non-essential journeys being made, the Transport Secretary announced.

Following yesterday afternoon's announcement that London would suddenly be put on lockdown, crowds of people made a last-minute attempt to escape the capital.

Train stations were mobbed as desperate Londoners tried to flee Tier 4 restrictions. Those trying to leave the city had a deadline of midnight before the tougher restrictions came in.

Trains out of London appeared to be fully booked, according to BBC journalist Lewis Goodall.

During Saturday's press conference, the UK's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty advised: "If you have packed a bag, unpack it."

This did not seem to deter many who were hoping to make it home in time for Christmas.

Footage taken at St Pancras station showed large crowds attempting to make it onto trains. Similar images of other train stations appeared on social media.

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Sean Spooner captured a packed St. Pancras railway station as Londoners fled the UK’s harsh restrictions late last night.

"England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said people considering leaving Tier 4 areas now should unpack their bag and stay at home." Tier 4 Londoners in St Pancras right now:

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With more than 16 million Britons now required to stay at home as coronavirus lockdown went into effect on Sunday, tens of thousands of Londoners scrambled to get out of the capital Saturday night. 

Boris Johnson's bombshell announcement to introduce Tier 4 restrictions in London and southeast England, to mitigate the spreading of a new strain of the coronavirus, sparked traffic jams and crowded train terminals as people made a mad dash out of the metro area before draconian new rules were imposed at midnight.

"Traffic data showed jams increasing inside London and its surrounds, and train prices were surging with increased demand," The Independent said. 

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