Government signals intention to relax 2 metre distancing rule – BBC News

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has said the government is to announce in the coming week its decision on whether to relax the 2 metre social distancing rule in England.

Boris Johnson is facing pressure from his backbenchers and the hospitality industry to ease restrictions in order to help businesses.

However the government’s scientific advisers say that 1 metre separation from someone with the virus may carry be 10 time more risky than being 2 metres apart.

Meanwhile the Spanish Foreign Minister has told the BBC that British citizens will be allowed to visit the country from tomorrow, without the need to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News reporting from Political Correspondent Leila Nathoo and Business Correspondent Katie Prescott.

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In This Story: Rishi Sunak

Rish Sunak is a British Conservative Party MP, who was originally elected as a Member of Parliament in the Richmond (Yorks) constituency in 2015.

His father-in-law is billionaire founder of Indian IT giant, Infosys, NR Narayana Murthy.

Sunak experienced a meteoric rise, first to be selected for the “safest” Conservative seat in the UK, he would later become the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer in under five years.

Brief Biography Here.

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