UK's Johnson eyes relaxation of COVID lockdown, extra spending

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to relax rules on outdoor dining and weddings, as well as speeding up government investment plans in a bid to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus, newspapers reported on Saturday.

 

The Sunday Times said Johnson wanted to relax planning restrictions that stop many pubs, cafes and restaurants from using outside areas, and also to make it legal to hold weddings outside - something currently limited to Jews and Quakers.

 

Indoor weddings and funerals with up to 10 people attending would also be permitted from early July, while places of worship would be allowed to reopen for private prayer from June 15, as part of plans to be announced in the coming week, the newspaper said.

 

"Boris wants us back to normal, or as near to it as possible, before the summer," the newspaper quoted a senior source as saying, adding the prime minister was concerned about forecasts of a sharp rise in unemployment.

 

A spokeswoman for Johnson's Downing Street office had no immediate comment on the report.

 

Separately, the Sunday Telegraph said Johnson planned to announce in the coming weeks that the government would speed up road improvements and the construction of 40 new hospitals it had promised before last December's election.

 

"Now is the time to be even more ambitious with his plans to unite and level up the country," a government source was quoted as telling the Sunday Telegraph.

 

(Reporting by David Milliken; Editing by Dan Grebler)

 

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A different view on what johnson is doing. 
 

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“Relax rules on outdoor dining and weddings” “Back to normal .....before the Summer”

 

Do us a favour. We just had thousands of people demonstrating with a fag paper between them despite Police and Government warnings that it was unlawful and you’re gonna relax the rules in the coming weeks. 
 

The are putting stickers down on every floor in every shop telling people where they can stand otherwise they are not COVID friendly. 

The Government lost a large chunk of control following the Cummings farce and rest yesterday. It’s time to stop the charade and let people get on with their lives. It’s become a laughing stock 

 

 

a race with Brazil..

2 hours ago, Kadilo said:

“Relax rules on outdoor dining and weddings” “Back to normal .....before the Summer”

 

Do us a favour. We just had thousands of people demonstrating with a fag paper between them despite Police and Government warnings that it was unlawful and you’re gonna relax the rules in the coming weeks. 
 

The are putting stickers down on every floor in every shop telling people where they can stand otherwise they are not COVID friendly. 

The Government lost a large chunk of control following the Cummings farce and rest yesterday. It’s time to stop the charade and let people get on with their lives. It’s become a laughing stock 

Seen teh bright ideas of the British, they are now the country with the highest corona-deaths per 1 million inhabitants. Maybe start up a happy-handshake tour again, as it is no mora a a flue...

How about opening the pubs? My friend in Moscow was posting yesterday with him drinking beer at a Moscow pub, outside table service only, limited serving inside.

14 minutes ago, tribalfusion001 said:

How about opening the pubs? My friend in Moscow was posting yesterday with him drinking beer at a Moscow pub, outside table service only, limited serving inside.

No you can’t gather outside in a Beer garden unless there’s a minimum of a thousand 

Edited June 7, 20206 yr by Kadilo

2 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

No you can’t gather outside in a Beer garden unless there’s a minimum of a thousand 

Probably helps if it can be a virtue signalling opportunity or anti-govt protest too.

Don’t forget next weekend folks back to max 6 for your outdoor bbq and your granny looking through the window. Total shower 

Edited June 7, 20206 yr by Kadilo

8 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

No you can’t gather outside in a Beer garden unless there’s a minimum of a thousand 

I'll join a protest with a 4 pack then lol.

I Feel sorry for the shop

workers and businesses spending hours putting down useless 2m stickers and arrows just to get a tick in the covid friendly box only to see them all ripped up and ignored in a matter  of days of opening. 

 

Utter <deleted> nonsense. 

 

3 hours ago, Kadilo said:

The Government lost a large chunk of control following the Cummings farce and rest yesterday. It’s time to stop the charade and let people get on with their lives. It’s become a laughing stock 

I suspect history will show that the original herd immunity was all that was actually needed, and that Boris & Co (along with others elsewhere) buckled to the globalist agenda despite knowing full well what was going on & not being able to stop it at the time.

 

Pope Gregory faced similar probs several centuries ago when he shaved several days off the calendar for scientific purposes which lead to unrest among the sort that thought their lives had been shortened. All we're witnessing today is the 21st Century equivalent of such stupidity.

Edited June 7, 20206 yr by evadgib

1 hour ago, evadgib said:

I suspect history will show that the original herd immunity was all that was actually needed, and that Boris & Co (along with others elsewhere) buckled to the globalist agenda despite knowing full well what was going on & not being able to stop it at the time.

 

Pope Gregory faced similar probs several centuries ago when he shaved several days off the calendar for scientific purposes which lead to unrest among the sort that thought their lives had been shortened. All we're witnessing today is the 21st Century equivalent of such stupidity.

I know you're just joking because nobody would take this nonsense as serious. ????

Just now, sawadee1947 said:

I know you're just joking because nobody would take this nonsense as serious. ????

You of all people should know about the Pope, Seamus ????