The UK government’s attempts to loosen the coronavirus lockdown were thrown into chaos on Monday after a senior member of Boris Johnson’s government …
The UK government’s attempts to loosen the coronavirus lockdown were thrown into chaos on Monday after a senior member of Boris Johnson’s government completely contradicted the new rules outlined by the prime minister.
Johnson on Sunday evening laid out his “roadmap” for phasing out the lockdown in England.
Under the rules people will be allowed to sunbathe in parks, play tennis and golf, and drive to other destinations from Wednesday, he said.
Individuals who cannot work from home will also be encouraged to return to work.
However, Johnson’s announcement did not include key details about how the new rules would work, and several details briefed to publications including Business Insider in advance of the announcement were later contradicted by Johnson’s own deputy Dominic Raab,
Officials on Sunday said that people would be “actively encouraged” to return to work from Monday.
An embargoed statement emailed to journalists before the prime minister’s speech said: “He [the prime minister] will say that from tomorrow (Monday) ‘anyone who can’t work from home, for instance, those in construction and manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work’.
