Dominic Raab dismisses calls to set out coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

Dominic Raab today blasted ‘irresponsible’ critics for demanding the UK government set out how it will ease the nation’s coronavirus lockdown.   Tory donors, Cabinet ministers and Sir Keir Starmer have all told Boris Johnson he must publish his strategy for loosening restrictions as the Prime Minister prepares to return to work tomorrow.  But Mr Raab … Read more

Senior Tories tell ministers to ‘bite the bullet’ and set out lockdown exit strategy

Furious Tory MPs have demanded the government ‘bite the bullet’ and set out its strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown as Boris Johnson targets a return to Number 10 on Monday next week.  Senior Conservative MPs fear the government currently has ‘no leadership’ as they urge ministers to give businesses hope that restrictions could soon … Read more

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson dodges calls to spell out coronavirus ‘exit strategy’

Gavin Williamson tonight dismissed calls to spell out an ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown – despite claims ministers want schools to reopen after May 11.  The Education Secretary defied a growing clamour for clarity, insisting he could not ‘give a date’ for pupils to get back to the classroom.  The comments came amid the first … Read more

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson dodges calls to spell out coronavirus ‘exit strategy’

Gavin Williamson tonight dismissed calls to spell out an ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown – despite claims ministers want schools to reopen after May 11.  The Education Secretary defied a growing clamour for clarity, insisting he could not ‘give a date’ for pupils to get back to the classroom.  The comments came amid the first … Read more

Yet more senior Tories line up to blast government’s handling of lockdown exit strategy

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

Coronavirus exit strategy ‘in limbo as Boris Johnson recovers’

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

Coronavirus exit strategy ‘in limbo as Boris Johnson recovers’

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

Calls for lockdown ‘exit strategy’ after grim warnings on economic hit

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

Labour urges Government to publish exit strategy this week

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?

Britain is three weeks into the coronavirus lockdown with no end to restrictions currently in sight. But with ministers under increasing pressure to give the public a clue how and when life might return to normal, the Daily Mail’s Home Affairs correspondent David Barrett looks at areas of life from schools to the high street … Read more