The Covid pandemic caused widespread panic and concern in the UK, with many people refusing to leave their homes or go to work. Ministers and the country's most senior civil servant discussed how they needed to "get heavy with the police" in order to crack down on the public. This pressure was seen as necessary in order to prevent the general public from Breaking Quarantine Rules. The leaked WhatsApp messages reveal that senior officers were hauled into Number 10 to be told they should be stricter with the public. This pressure was seen as necessary in order to prevent the general public from breaking quarantine rules. The revelations about political pressure on the police come on the third day of the Lockdown Files, in which The Telegraph has revealed details from more than 100,000 leaked WhatsApp messages from Mr Hancock during the pandemic. This pressure was seen as necessary in order to prevent the general public from breaking quarantine rules. Ministers and officials celebrated police cracking down on Covid rule-breakers and the implementation of other hardline

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