British PM announces easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions but faces backlash | ABC News

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a loosening of the UK's coronavirus lockdown rules but is facing a rebellion from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over supposed mixed messaging on the changes.

From Wednesday, people in England will be allowed to spend as much time as they want outside and travel to work if they cannot work from home, providing social-distancing measures are followed and the rate of infection stays below one.

"We want to encourage people to take more and even unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise," Mr Johnson said in a pre-recorded address from Downing Street.

"You can sit in the sun in your local park, you can drive to other destinations, you can even play sports but only with members of your own household.

"You must obey the rules on social distancing and to enforce those rules we will increase the fines for the small minority who break them," Mr Johnson said.

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