Follow live as Boris Johnson is told coronavirus rates could ‘get bad very, very quickly’ if his lockdown exit is misjudged

Confusion over the government’s approach is undermining efforts to control coronavirus, an adviser has suggested, amid reports face masks could remain in use after 21 June if cases continue to rise.

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