Dominic Raab contradicts government's own advice on returning to work
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yet, in an interview on the BBC's Today programme on Monday morning about the government's heavily criticised plans to begin easing the lockdown, Mr Raab said: "Starting from Wednesday, the first-step measures will begin. The prime minister had said on Sunday: "We now need to stress that anyone who can’t work from home, for instance those in construction or manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work." Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the prime minister's announcement lacked "clarity and consensus", while "effectively telling millions of people to go back to work tomorrow" without clear guidelines. Employment lawyers warned that the government's new message of "return to work if you cannot work from home" is likely to bring employers and workers into conflict.
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