Goverment guidance requiring 2.2 million people in at-risk groups to stay indoors is to be relaxed in England from Monday, the communities minister has announced. Robert Jenrick confirmed that people currently shielding will be able to spend time with their households or, if they live alone, with one person from another household. The full guidance will be posted on the gov.uk website. ‘Now that we’ve passed the peak, the risk to those shielding is lower,’ Jenrick said.
UK coronavirus live: ‘shielding’ people can go outside for first time from Monday
In This Story: Robert Jenrick
Robert Edward Jenrick is a senior British Conservative Party politician serving as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2019 until 2021. He has served as Member of Parliament for Newark since 2014, a seat he won at a by-election amid some controversy over Conservative electoral activity involving “Road Trip 2015” campaigners, who were bussed into the constituency.