How Boris Johnson Sided With 'Doves' Over 'Hawks' In His Government To Slow The UK's Exit From Lockdown

Cabinet “doves” have claimed victory in a month-long battle that has raged at the top of government, securing a more cautious easing oflockdown measures than sought by “hawks” who had wanted a rapid lifting of restrictions.

• Senior ministers have expressed fury at what one described as “weeks of insane briefing” to the media, accusing government hawks of trying to force Johnson into relaxing more measures, and claiming some newspapers were pursuing an anti-lockdown agenda because of fears about sales. The doves believe they have pushed back the general pace of how restrictions will be eased by around two to three weeks, compared to provisional plans worked on by cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill and cabinet office officials while Johnson was in hospital.

The latest advice from experts on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies is that the number of new daily cases is still too high to countenance any significant lifting of restrictions without causing an immediate second spike in infections. “The last thing we want is a to-me-to-you Chuckle Brothers situation where we have to go in and out of lockdown,” a Whitehall source said, adding that ministers will look closely at what happens to Germany as it eases restrictions.

The doves have become increasingly frustrated with a series of wildly speculative newspaper reports over the last month that suggested Johnson was set to announce a much more dramatic lifting of lockdown measures, based on briefings from government sources. Those papers are likely to be disappointed by Johnson’s announcement on Sunday, which will be more limited than they have been calling for.

This timetable is slower than hoped for by the hawks, several of whom occupy senior roles in Number 10, as well as including the chancellor Rishi Sunak and other members of the cabinet.

You got the hawks & the doves the wrong way round.

WOW like reading a story of Cowboys& Indians Might as well be for all the facts available. Do think that writing such a work of Fiction will help us save lives! Its just a piece of cartoon pantomime written to gain publicity with all the authority of a piece of cheese

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