Hancock warned of Bolton ‘unrest’ if lockdown imposed Top Story May 20, 2021 LONDON: Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been warned there could be “unrest” in Bolton if the government brings in local lockdowns to contain the Indian variant. David Greenhalgh, Conservative leader at Bolton Council, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We’ve been there before and they don’t work – not in a dense conurbation like Greater Manchester. “This happened before, the spread increased because people travelled 50 yards across the county boundary to access hospitality that they can’t in their own area.” Asked if he had told Hancock there would be civil unrest, he said: “I do think there is a danger of unrest. There is a great deal of resentment. Bolton was… we were disproportionately affected really since July last year.