Johnson address shows he has been swayed by hawks in his cabinet

PM attempted to strike a balance, but slogan change and back-to-work pledge will please libertarian right

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Boris Johnson famously dislikes disappointing the people around him.

The result is this weekend’s barrage of confused messaging over whether the lockdown is ending, as he tries to please both sides in the battle raging within the Tory party about how to respond to the coronavirus crisis.

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