Why were there mixed messages over returning to work in lockdown?
15 May 2020 | Facts and news from Full Fact
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** Confusion over the new lockdown guidelines
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Following the Prime Minister’s Sunday night announcement that some lockdown restrictions would be lifted, there was uncertainty over when exactly some workers would be expected to return to work, after conflicting information was given by government sources.
During his announcement, Boris Johnson did not name a specific day when these changes would come into force, although later said that other changes to restrictions on outdoor activity would begin on Wednesday 13 May.
A Downing Street press release mentioned Monday as the specific day to begin encouraging workers to return. It was then widely reported in the media that Monday was the day to return to work.
But on Monday morning Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave multiple interviews insisting that people return to work from Wednesday if they cannot work from home.
A Downing Street spokesperson told Full Fact the press release on Sunday said “from tomorrow” in order to “allow people to get prepared for the changes that would be brought into law from Wednesday”.
This has not been the only source of confusion over the new rules, with many online posts making claims about what they mean for other UK countries. It is true that Boris Johnson’s statement on easing lockdown only applies to England, as the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are devolved. Much of what was announced on Sunday, like encouraging some people back to work, is true of England, but not of other parts of the UK.
Members of the government have also misspoken when discussing the new measures. Mr Johnson mistakenly said that Covid-19 could be monitored through the water supply, when he meant to say it could potentially be monitored in the wastewater or sewage.
And Mr Raab incorrectly said you can meet with both of your parents at the same time, as long as social distancing is maintained. This contradicts official government guidance, which says that you can only meet with one person outside of your household at a time.
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** Two police forces did not use the same photo to illustrate two different lockdown crimes ([link removed])
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A post on Facebook has claimed that two different British police forces used the same photo of a car to illustrate two different crimes. This is incorrect.
The photo was originally posted by Cumbria Roads Police in reference to an incident they dealt with where a family was driving from London and reportedly stopped on their way to Motherwell, Scotland, for a three-day trip, breaking lockdown rules.
We couldn’t find any record of the tweet shown in the post from the Police Scotland Twitter account. Cumbria Roads Police have stated on their Twitter account that the tweet attributed to Scottish police is not real.
Screenshots can be easily edited, and if they claim to show a tweet from an official source, it’s best to search for that source or Twitter account yourself before sharing or engaging.
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** Photo tricks can make it look like people aren’t social distancing ([link removed])
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Images can be misleading. It's worth keeping an open mind when looking at photos that appear to show people ignoring social distancing rules, as fact checker has Rachael explained in this video ([link removed]) .
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