Ministers are underestimating the public by refusing to discuss exit strategies for ending the coronavirus lockdown, senior Tory MPs have warned. The Government has set out what needs to happen before it will consider lifting the measures, but there has been no detail on how the easing of restrictions will take place. Tory backbenchers and … Read more
Ministers have been accused of ‘treating the public like children’ by refusing to discuss how they may steer the UK out of lockdown – as Scotland’s first minister Nicola Surgeon promises to set out an exit strategy next week. Alok Sharma, the business secretary, claimed that discussing an exit plan detailing how restrictions may come … Read more
Britons should hold off booking summer holidays until the ‘trajectory’ of the coronavirus outbreak is clearer, Grant Shapps suggested today – as he admitted an ‘exit plan’ from lockdown will not be unveiled for at least two weeks. The Transport Secretary said he had no intention of lining up a break himself amid fears that … Read more
Ministers are failing to take decisions on the lockdown ‘exit strategy’ because Boris Johnson is off work, Keir Starmer has claimed. The Labour leader said the government had not acted ‘quickly enough’ throughout the crisis as he insisted it need to show the public how normal life might start to return. He accused Foreign Secretary … Read more
Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night. Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’. The … Read more
Ministers are under huge pressure to come up with an ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown today after the scale of the looming economic meltdown became clear. Cabinet infighting is in full swing over how and when to ease the draconian curbs strangling UK plc, with demands for primary schools and non-essential shops to reopen early … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer urges government to publish their lockdown exit strategy this week – but insists his Labour party will back extending restrictions when they are reviewed on Thursday Labour leader said ministers should publish lockdown exit strategy this week Sir Keir Starmer said his party would back extension of restrictions on Thursday But he … Read more
What could the exit strategy from lockdown look like? DAVID BARRETT analyses how the Government could go about reopening schools, businesses, restaurants and bars By David Barrett Home Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:48 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 23:51 BST, 9 April 2020 REOPENING THE HIGH STREET Retail has been largely … Read more
A former WHO executive has today revealed his four-step strategy to ease Britain out of its draconian coronavirus lockdown. Professor Karol Sikora, ex-director of the UN body’s cancer unit, said the first step would be to let small businesses with fewer than 50 staff open again on April 27. Downing Street should then allow all … Read more
Impact of continued lockdown on poor people’s health will be balanced against the risks from allowing people out when it comes to finalising an exit strategy, Chris Whitty says Prof. Whitty said government had to consider long-term health impacts on poor Downing Street urges focus on flattening curve before looking at next phase But Prof. … Read more