Boris Johnson’s plan for ‘return to normality’ met with scepticism
PM accused of making policy ‘on a wing and a prayer’ and passing the buck to business
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Boris Johnson has held out the prospect of a “significant return to normality” by Christmas as he announced a fresh easing of lockdown restrictions in England – but his roadmap was met with a backlash from business leaders and claims he is making policy “on a wing and prayer”.
After four months of encouraging the public to work from home to help contain the spread of coronavirus, the prime minister said from 1 August the onus would be on employers to decide whether staff could safely come back to the office.
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