| UPDATED: 16:48, Sun, Dec 20, 2020 Link copied Keir Starmer: New COVID-19 variant was spotted in September Sign up to receive our rundown of the day s top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sir Keir said his party backed Mr Johnson s decision to move large parts of London and the southeast into a new Tier 4 lockdown and cut the timeframe of relaxed covid restrictions from five days to one for the rest of England.