Local Lockdowns: How would London deal with a second wave of coronavirus? Plus, concern at Brexit chief's National Security appointment

<p>The city of Leicester is facing <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/leicester-local-lockdown-coronavirus-cases-surge-a4483051.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">two more weeks of lockdown</a> as the rest of England prepares to head to the pub this weekend. Boris Johnson says this is part of the government’s new ‘whack-a-mole’ approach to deal with local flare ups of coronavirus. But if London’s hit, what would a lockdown look like? The Institute for Government’s Alex Thomas tells us it's complicated.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And, Sir Mark Sedwill, the government's top civil servant and National Security Advisor has been forced out of both his roles.</p><p>Chief Brexit negotiator David Frost has taken up position as NSA, which the Evening Standard’s Joe Murphy says has <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/former-top-mandarins-voice-fears-over-pm-s-security-choice-a4483036.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">some former top mandarins worried</a> - but who will fill his spot at the heart of Number 10?</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>