'What the country needs at this time is clarity and reassurance, and at the moment both are in short supply.' Labour leader Keir_Starmer outlines how the PM's statement on the lockdown has 'caused considerable confusion'. Get the latest on COVID19:
Boris Johnson making House of Commons statement from 3.30pmWales also sticking with 'stay at home' message - in contrast to PMLive reporting by Greg Heffer and Aubrey Allegretti, political reportersStarmer takes Johnson through a list of questions on which he says there are"precious few answers".
And on international travel - 100,000 people have arrived in UK since the start of lockdown, so why has the government waited to introduce the 14-day quarantine rule, and when will that come into force? Will it cover just airports or all points of entry to the UK? "If people can't go to work because they can't get the childcare they need then they will be impeded from going to work," he explains.The guidelines on how businesses should protect employees will be published"today, tonight" and those for public transport operators will come out"tomorrow", Johnson confirms.
He adds that"different parts of the UK may need to remain in lockdown for longer", but that this should be short-term.Boris Johnson begins his statement...Boris Johnson has just arrived in the House of Commons ahead of his statement to MPs on the lockdown changes.Approved sports can be played with a person not from your household as long as social distancing is respected, Number 10 confirms.
Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, says:"There is a little bit of room for manoeuvre, the numbers are going down."Secondly we are confident that the risk of being outdoors, in terms of meeting people, provided it is with social distancing, is significantly lower than that of indoors.
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