Cabinet split: the lockdown hawks and doves in Boris Johnson’s top team

Ministers divided over Covid response as cases continue to increase

Boris Johnson chairs a socially distanced meeting of the cabinet.
Ministers divided over Covid response as cases continue to increase
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Boris Johnson is facing a growing schism within his cabinet over how to respond to a steady rise in coronavirus cases that has triggered calls for further lockdown measures.

The “deepening split between senior ministers” sees “doves”, who want to protect the UK economy, going up against “hawks”, who are calling for tougher restrictions, says the Daily Mail.

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