A dangerous new virus threatens UK — QAnon | News Review

As he announced new coronavirus restrictions in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Boris Johnson casually dropped in a mention of extra support for police as they try to enforce the measures.

“We will provide the police and local authorities with the extra funding they need,” he told MPs, “and the option to draw on military support where required to free up the police.”

No 10 quickly clarified that this would at most mean troops filling some back office roles to allow for more police on the streets, but this was too little too late to stop the online rumour mill.

Only hours after his Commons address, “martial law” was among the top trending topics in the UK on Twitter.

Six months into a real

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