Boris Johnson Relaxes U.K. Work-From-Home Rules After Lockdown
- Prime minister says hopeful of return to normal by Christmas
- Says government is hoping for the best, planning for the worst
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson nudged Britons back to their office desks in an effort to revive the U.K.’s coronavirus-battered economy that risks putting him at odds with his own top scientific adviser.
From now on, anyone will be able to use public transport and, from Aug. 1, employers have “more discretion” on whether to bring staff back to the office, Johnson said in a televised press conference on Friday.