LONDON, May 17 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted today that there was public frustration with his government’s measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown following widespread criticism of the new rules, which he admitted were more complex. As a poll for the Observer newspaper...
Sunday, 17 May 2020 04:32 PM MYT
On Wednesday, ministers began a gradual easing of restrictions in England, with people who could not work from home encouraged to return to their jobs whilst being told to avoid using public transport if possible. “We are trying to do something that has never had to be done before — moving the country out of a full lockdown, in a way which is safe and does not risk sacrificing all of your hard work,” Johnson said in“I recognise what we are now asking is more complex than simply staying at home — but this is a complex problem and we need to trust in the good sense of the British people.”
But it has found itself at odds not only with the devolved administrations outside England, but also with some regional authorities and teaching unions who dispute whether schools should reopen for some pupils from June 1.
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