UNIONS and Labour MPs have expressed grave concerns over health and safety after Boris Johnson announced that Britain’s coronavirus “hibernation” would begin to come to an end.

The Prime Minister announced a relaxation of lockdown rules in the Commons but warned that the virus had “not gone away” and he would not hesitate to “apply the brakes” and bring back national or local restrictions if needed.

Mr Johnson’s statement included confirmation of the two-metre social-distancing rule being reduced to “one-metre-plus” from July 4 to aid the return of restaurants and pubs from the same day.