As few as one in ten civil servants heed Boris Johnson’s ‘back to work’ call, new figures show

FOI request reveals that between just 10% and 15% of Cabinet Office staff have returned to office

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Boris Johnson’s call for Britons to “go back to work if they can” has gone largely unheeded not only across the country but also within Westminster, according to newly released figures.

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