Who are the Tories calling for an early end to lockdown?

Conservative rebels say government’s ‘ludicrous’ stance on tackling coronavirus risks economic disaster

Rishi Sunak
Chancellor ready to bail out big businesses to save jobs in the UK
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Boris Johnson is facing a rebellion within the Conservative Party over his coronavirus lockdown strategy, as cabinet members and senior backbench MPs call for an earlier lifting of restrictions.

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