most proportionate

The barrister said Mr Yaxley-Lennon owes a "substantial sum" and he intended to question him "with a view to establishing what steps would be most proportionate to take with a view to maximising recovery".

He said the tiered system was the "best way to avoid a third lockdown" and the "most proportionate way to take the action that we need to keep people safe, and to stop the NHS being overwhelmed".

A spokesman said it was looking at the "most proportionate and appropriate measures" and the government's priority was the safety of those involved.

A spokesman for the Socialists said while they fully stood behind the government they would insist Article 155 is applied in the most proportionate way.

I think, much as the Obama administration does, that if you are guided by the principles of a just war, you are drawn towards the use of force that is the most accurate, that is the least indiscriminate in killing civilians, and that is the most proportionate to the level of threat that’s posed.