Grant Shapps urges people to treat face coverings the same as their phone and wallet when leaving home ahead of them becoming compulsory on public transport on Monday as he says there will be a ‘gentle approach’ to issuing fines Wearing face coverings on public transport will become mandatory on Monday Grant Shapps said ministers … Read more
Three quarters of pubs, restaurants and hotels could go bust unless the Government’s two-metre rule is scrapped, MPs warned last night. In a bleak assessment, a cross-party group of MPs said the majority of businesses in the catering and tourism sector would find it ‘impossible to operate financially’ if staff and customers were required to … Read more
Hidden deep in the annex to the Government’s coronavirus ‘road map to recovery’ plan lies a surprising admission. It turns out the two-metre rule isn’t actually a rule at all. The 51-page document, published last month, says: ‘Public Health England recommends trying to keep two metres away from people as a precaution. ‘However, this is not … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus splits deepened today as Nicola Sturgeon dismissed calls to ease the two-metre social distancing rule. The Scottish First Minister said scientific advice was that the limit should stay for now, warning that the places where reducing it might help business could also be the riskiest for fuelling the outbreak. The stance came … Read more
When it was announced that schools in Denmark were reopening – five weeks after lockdown began – many were anxious. My twins, a boy and a girl aged six, are in their first year of primary school. Was it too soon, we wondered. How could social distancing be enforced with the younger children? How would … Read more
Boris Johnson was under huge pressure on Wednesday night to cut the two-metre social distancing rule. MPs and industry leaders warn that keeping the restriction in place could sink tens of thousands of businesses. Campaigners say it stops schools reopening properly while pubs and restaurants fear going bust. The World Health Organisation recommends a one-metre … Read more
Boris Johnson today hinted that the two-metre social distancing rule will be eased soon – even if Nicola Sturgeon refuses to fall into line. The PM is coming under growing pressure to relax the instruction, which is hampering the return of schools and crippling swathes of UK plc. Senior Conservatives are increasingly furious at the government’s … Read more
Boris Johnson today hinted that the two-metre social distancing rule will be eased as coronavirus case fall as he faced a Tory backlash over the economic ‘devastation’ it is causing. The PM is coming under growing pressure to relax the instruction, which is hampering the return of schools and crippling swathes of UK plc. Senior Conservatives … Read more
Scrap two-metre rule to save economy: Business leaders plead with the Prime Minister to relax social distancing By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:55 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 9 June 2020 Business leaders have pleaded with the Prime Minister to relax the two-metre rule amid fears that millions of … Read more
Transport chiefs lined up last night to attack the Government’s ‘poorly thought-out’ and economically ‘devastating’ travel quarantine which comes into force today. Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye warned the scheme would hasten the loss of up to 25,000 jobs and hinder Britain’s ability ‘to fight for our place in the world’. Channel Tunnel boss Jacques Gounon … Read more