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England School Returns in Doubt as Johnson Warns on Lockdown
- Opposition Labour Party calls for return to full lockdown
- Teachers’ unions say parents should be offered more paid leave
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Boris Johnson said England’s schools may need to stay closed for longer than currently planned and warned tougher restrictions are probably on the way to combat the pandemic.
Virus cases are surpassing 50,000 a day, putting the government under pressure to intensify action as the nation returns to work after the Christmas holidays. The opposition Labour Party said the country should immediately return to a full lockdown, and unions on Monday called for employers to offer parents paid time off to cope with childcare.