Boris Johnson urged to relax 2m rule like other European nations to boost UK economy

BORIS Johnson has been urged to relax the two metre rule like other European nations to help boost the UK economy. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith claimed Britain needed to slash the distance …

BORIS Johnson has been urged to relax the two metre rule like other European nations to help boost the UK economy.to get the nation back in work.Iain Duncan Smith urged the PM to relax the rules so people can get back to workwarned unemployment depends on how quickly the economy starts back up again.

The World Health Organisation recommends at least one metre, which is the rule followed in Spain, Italy, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Norway. With 856,500 more people claiming unemployment benefits in April 2020 compared to March, according to the Office for National Statistics today.

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