this is bbc world news, the headlines... large parts of europe have started to ease lockdown conditions, with businesses reopening and children heading back to school. in paris, there was no great rush of people returning to work, with home working still the norm. germany has warned that progress against the virus remains fragile, as infection rates go up. politicians have expressed concern that conspiracy theories are helping fuel anti— lockdown protests seen over the weekend in several cities. the british prime minister boris johnson has been defending his plans to ease the lockdown in england amid claims there's been a lack of clarity. south korea has postponed re—opening schools as it scrambles to contain a new outbreak of coronavirus —— linked to seoul's nightlife scene. 86 new cases have been linked to a handful of venues in itaewon district, which is popular with the lg btq community. you are watching bbc news. earlier the prime minister boris

johnson addressed parliament, where he praised the british public for their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus and laid out in more detail his plan for easing the lockdown. anyone who cannot work from home should be actively encouraged to go to work in sectors that are allowed to be open should indeed be open but are subject to social distancing. these include food production, construction or manufacturing, logistics, distribution, scientific research and to support this, to explain this again, we are publishing guidance as to businesses on how to make these workplaces covid are safe and secure. people who are able to work from home, as we have continually said, should do so. people who cannot work from home should talk to their employers about returning this week and the difficulties they may or may not have.

anyone with covid symptoms obviously, or in a household where someone else has symptoms, should self—isolate. we want everyone travelling to work to be safe, so people should continue to avoid public transport wherever possible, because we must maintain social distancing which will inevitably limit capacity. instead, people should drive or better still, walk or cycle. with more activity outside our homes, we would now advise people to wear a cloth face covering in enclosed spaces where social distancing is not always possible, and you are more likely to come into contact with people you don't normally meet. the reason is that face coverings can help to protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease, particularly if you have coronavirus —like symptoms. but this does not mean,

i must stress this, this does not mean wearing medical facemasks which must be reserved for people who need them. we have all lived so far with own us restrictions on outdoor spaces and exercise. —— onerous restrictions i know my key friend is a keen swimmer and unfortunately we cannot do anything for swimming pools but we can do something for lakes and the sea point of this is where we can go significantly further, because there is a lower risk outdoors than indoors. from wednesday, there will be no limits on the frequency of outdoor exercise people can take. you can now walk, sit and rest in parks. you can play sports and exercise, and you can do all these things

with members of your household, your own household, or with one other person from another household, provided you observe social distancing and remain two metres apart. and i do hope that is clear, mr speaker, i'm conscious people want to ask questions in more detail and i will be very happy to answer. we shall increase the fines for the small minority who break the rules, starting at £100 but doubling with each infringement, up to £3600. you can drive as far as you like to reach an outdoor space subject to the same rules, and the laws and guidance of the devolved administrations. i am sorry to say, however, that we shall continue to ask those who are clinically vulnerable, including pregnant women and people over 70, or those with pre—existing chronic conditions, to take particular care to minimise contact with those

outside the and we must continue to shield people who are extremely vulnerable. —— outside their household. they should remain at home and avoid any direct contact with others. i know that easing restrictions for many will only increase the anguish of those who must remain shielded so the government will look at every possible way of supporting the most vulnerable. mr speaker, all of our precautions will count for little if our country is reinfected from overseas so i give notice that we shall introduce new restrictions at uk border, requiring 14 days of self—isolation for international arrivals while respecting our common travel area ireland. every day we shall monitor our progress and if we stay on the downward slope, and the r remains below one, then and only then will it become safe to go further and move to the second step.

this will not happen until the ist ofjune at the earliest, but we may then be in a position to start the phased reopening of shops, to return children to early years settings including nurseries and childminders, returning primary schools giving priority to the youngest children in reception and you want and those in year six preparing for secondary school, and to enable secondary school facing exams next year to get at least some time with their teachers. 0ur ambition, and i stress this is conditional, is for all primary school pupils to return to the classroom for a month before the summer break. to those ends, we are publishing guidance on how schools might reopen safely. step two could also include allowing cultural and sporting events behind closed doors for broadcast which i think would provide a much—needed boost to national morale. but nothing can substitute for human contact and so the government has asked sage when and how we can safely allow people to expand their household group to include one of the household

on a strictly reciprocal basis. finally come no earlier than july, and unconscious ——i'm concious, you want me to wind up. i did say ten minutes. perhaps would it be in if i requested that my interrogation could continue a little longer in orderfor me to make these points? no earlier than july. we may be able to move to step three if and only if supported by the data and the best scientific advice. we would then aim to reopen some remaining businesses including potentially hospitality, cinemas and hairdressers as well as places of worship and leisure facilities. and this will depend on maintaining a social distancing and new ways of providing services. we will phase and pilot any reopening to ensure public safety. i must be clear again, the data goes the wrong way, if the alert level begins to rise,

we will have no hesitation in putting on the brakes, delaying or reintroducing measures locally, regionally or nationally. mr speaker, our struggle against this virus has placed our country under the kind of strain that will be remembered for generations but so too has the response of the british people. from dedicated shop workers keeping our supermarkets open, and ingenious teachers inspiring people, to the kind of millions who have checked on neighbours, delivered food for the elderly or raised astonishing amounts for charity. in these and so many other ways we are seeing the indomitable spirit of britain and let me summarise by saying that people should stay alert, by working from home if you possibly can, by limiting contact with others, by keeping your distance to two metres apart where possible, washing your hands regularly, and if you or anyone in your household has symptoms,

you all need to self—isolate. because if everyone stays alert and follows the rules, we can control the virus, keep the rate of infection down and keep the number of infections down. and that is how we will be able to save lives and to save livelihoods as we begin to recover from the coronavirus and i commend this statement to the house. what i would like to say to the leader of the opposition, please take an extra minute after that. the leader of the opposition, keir starmer, six minutes. thank you, mr speaker, can i thank the prime minister for advance copy of his statement and of the command paper that his office sent through an hour or so ago, and what they can come to speak to me and other opposition leaders yesterday before his speech? can i start by acknowledging just how difficult the decisions are that now fall to be taken? we do recognise how difficult they are.

what the country needs at this time is clarity and reassurance and at the moment, both are in pretty short supply. at the heart of the problem it seems is the prime minister made a statement last night before the plan was written or at least finalised and that has caused considerable confusion. yesterday afternoon, there was a number ten press release that said, from monday, ie today, anyone who cannot work from home, for instance those in construction, and manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work and it was understood from that but today was the start date and that was for construction and manufacturing. a few hours later, the prime minister made his statement today in the document page 25, it says that these policy changes apply from wednesday. and they list has been from construction and

manufacturing to other sectors. so i'iow manufacturing to other sectors. so now we have a start date of wednesday and a wider range of sectors going back to work on wednesday for him so far so good. the key issue is will there be guidelines in place to ensure safety of the workforce? they were being consulted on last sunday they were vague and had big gaps. some under protective can equipment said to be inserted or added. in the document i've now seen it says the workplaces should follow the covert guidelines as sooi'i as should follow the covert guidelines as soon as practicable. but under page 22 it says they will be released later this week. so we know some people i don't back to work on wednesday, the guidelines have not been published. they are apparently going to be released later this week. so can ijust ask the prime minister, will be guidelines, safety guidelines be ready for wednesday? which realistically means tomorrow if workplaces are can be ready for them wednesday morning. if not does he seriously asked people to go back

to work without the guidelines? have the guidelines now been agreed with businesses and trade unions? that was the attempt that was going on a week ago. and do the guidelines only apply in england? can i then turned to getting to work. because there are other issues of concern. the prime minister said last night the people shouldn't rely on public transport. the command paper now page 26, says the government is working with transport providers to bring services back to pre—covid—19 levels as soon as possible. so bring the services back to their old levels. and so social distancing guidance on public transport must then be reversely followed. so ramp up then be reversely followed. so ramp up the service, new guidelines for social distancing but again we learn from page 26 unfortunately, those guidelines are not ready. they are coming later in the week. are they coming later in the week. are they coming tomorrow ready for wednesday or later in the way? because otherwise people will be using public transport, operators required to operate to guidelines that don't yet exist. again, is not for england

only and have those guidelines but agreed with transport providers in the trade unions? mr speaking one of the trade unions? mr speaking one of the point about work. there is a real concern that the prime minister might be able to clarify for those that got childcare responsibilities with schools not go back to june. i understand the condition behind that should they go back to work on wednesday or not? because they are ina quandary wednesday or not? because they are in a quandary as to what to do. can i turn to international travel? last night the prime minister said in his speech that he was proposing to impose quarantine on people coming into the country by air. given that 100,000 people have arrived in the uk since the start of lockdown, why is that only being introduced now? and is it only for those arriving by air? because the command paper now says it's for all international arrivals. so does that mean all ports? is that england or the uk? it then goes on to say, these

international travel measures are either quarantine, will not come into force on wednesday unlike the other policy changes but will be introduced as it is possible. so it isi introduced as it is possible. so it is i can be? the prime minister also said we are going to be driven by the size, the data of public health. so what is the scientific evidence in the public health base behind the measures announced and the stay alert message? and finally, the prime minister will note that there is not consensus either messaging between policy between the uk government and those in wales, scotland and northern ireland will stop not something you want to see but now are in a position raises serious concerns, the real danger of divergence. again, this is clear from the document he provided to me in houror so from the document he provided to me in hour or so ago. page 27 says, travel to other spaces is now permitted irrespective of distance. but we must respect the different

rules in scotland, wales and northern ireland. does that mean one can travel to the border but not presumably be on the border where there are differences? which makes enforcement extremely difficult and clarity really difficult. what can we do, what can he do to ensure that we do, what can he do to ensure that we exit lockdown as one united kingdom just as we entered it? mr speaker there are lots of questions but so far precious few answers. the country does need clarity on this. people need reassurance and above all else they needed in the next 48 hours. can the prime minister now please provide that clarity? i'm grateful for all the questions that the right honourable gentlemen has raised and the spirit in which he is raised and the spirit in which he is raised and the spirit in which he is raised and let's be absolutely clear, what we are trying to do now, i think he was good enough to refer, we are moving from a situation in which the people of this country have had the overwhelming impression

that there is a very clear and simple piece of advice, that we all have to obey which is broadly speaking, stay at home. the people in this country have by and large followed that advice perhaps more, emphatically more thoroughly than many other populations around the world. but thanks to their efforts, what's happened is that we've got the disease, we made huge progress fighting the disease was that we got the are down. and we need now to begin as it were to acknowledge the progress that is being made and to ta ke progress that is being made and to take the small, limited steps that we can with the r down where it is. that's what the government is trying to do. clearly, when you are coming out of a message that is so gloriously simple stay home, that will inevitably be complexities that he is rightly alluded to. let me try and deal with some of the issues

that he raised. what we are saying now is that you should stay at home if you can but go to work if you must. if yourjob doesn't if you can but go to work if you must. if your job doesn't allow you to go to work the issue of people who don't have the right childcare. we will count on employers to be reasonable. if people can't go to work because they can't get the childcare that they needed them plainly they are impeded from going to work. and they must be defended and protected on that. their kids can't yet go to school because the schools are back then plainly, can't go to work. i think people with common sense, business employers with common sense do understand. i think it's incumbent on all of us to get that message across. but i think one thing that was perhaps missing from his analysis was a simple fact that over the last couple of months

actually plenty of businesses, construction actually have been proceeding and they have been working. they have been doing so in a way that respects social distancing that is covert compliant as possible. to answer the specific question about the timescale for the publications of our guidelines, we will be publishing the guidelines on places of employment today, tonight, transport will be out tomorrow. and we are being very, very consistent in what we said throughout this period. from the very beginning we said that you should stay at home if you can, go to work if you must. what's changed now is the emphasis and the encouragement that we are giving to people as it were, to follow the initial guidance of march the 23rd. he asks about the, what

science it's going to be based on and how we've reached the conclusions that we have. as i said last night, as i told the house, the r, the reproduction rate of the disease is now between .5 and .9. it varies across the country, he rightly says. that's why actually, different approaches by involved administrations are to be welcomed where there are appropriate to their specific needs. but overall, i think that all leaders of the vote devolved administration will confirm, there is a very very strong desire to move forward as for nations together. and perhaps i can sum up, nations together. and perhaps i can sum up, we nations together. and perhaps i can sum up, we all share the strong view that you should stay at home if you can. that remains the position. so the steps were taken today are modest steps, entirely governed by

the science, we hope that we may be ina the science, we hope that we may be in a position, and this is entirely conditional to take further steps in the next few weeks. he asked and entirely, given the complexity of what's being said, he raises a perfectly reasonable point about people moving across the border into wales for recreational purposes. believe me, there will be a myriad of other hypothetical situations which people will be able to raise. but let's be absolutely clear, i think everybody would not everybody understands what we are trying to do together. and that is working together. and that is working together as a country to obey the social distancing rules which everybody understands. and i think what the beard is strictly not british people understand that this is the moment for the whole country

to come together and to obey those rules and to apply their common sense and the application of those rules. i have huge admiration for the way that the police have enforced them so far. and i don't that the british public is going to continue to help the police and everybody to enforce those rules, to get r down. to get this disease even further under control by continuing to apply good solid british common sense. its work throughout phase i. i have no doubt it's can work in the second phase of the fight against disease as well. thank you mr speaker. can i first thanked the prime minister for the tremendous leadership of our nation during these times. also for his comprehensive statement today. but would he please outline his post brexit and post covered economic plan to set our uk economy back on

the right track in the coming decade. and does he agree with me that our priority must be to make plans now to boost domestic output in manufacturing and agriculture it so that we can reduce our reliance on imports and support british business growth and job creation and constituencies like rockford with a bold free enterprise agenda late i believe by a prime minister who i know will show the true bulldog spirit of this country. and take our nation back to prosperity and greater things in the future. nation back to prosperity and greater things in the futurelj think my honourable friend very much. i can assure him the spirit of longford will certainly be actuating our approach. it makes a huge difference between the way this government has handled this crisis and what happened in 2000 elect.

huge difference. most important of course, we decided to look after the livelihoods and the job prospects of the families across the country. and we looked after people who are low pay, modest income retail, hospitality with our coronavirus job protection scheme. we are going to ensure that this economy comes back strongly and will be uniting leveling up across the entirety of the country. we know go to leader of the country. we know go to leader of the smp. thank you mr speaker. it is obvious that the last 20 hours has been confusion. what the public desperately needs today is to be given some clarity. life are at risk so political judgements on given some clarity. life are at risk so politicaljudgements on this kiosk will have to wait for another day. i respect the right to the prime minister to make his judgements on his scientific advice.

i hope he is right in the determinations he is making. and crucially the evidence suggests the increase in the r rate that he's prepared to act accordingly. we need to be guided by one clear understanding and that is that mixed messaging risks lives. in order to urgently reestablish clarity i want to ask the prime minister five specific questions. and i would generally —— five clear answers. will the prime minister confirm that he accepts and respects that in the devolved nations the advice clearly remains, stay home, protect the nhs and save lives. and that it is the legal right of all the first ministers to set their approach for scotland, wales and from northern ireland? mr speaker, in terms of the new slogan, last night the prime

minister said new slogan, last night the prime ministersaid andl new slogan, last night the prime minister said and i quote, i have consulted across the political spectrum, across all for nations of united kingdom. can the prime minister therefore explained why his government didn't share his new slogan with the devolved administrations leaving them to learn of the change in the sunday newspapers? further to that will be prime minister commit not to deploy this new slogan in scotland and wales and northern ireland unless the devolved governments decide otherwise? 0n quarantining following travel, when will these quality measures come into force? and can the prime minister confirm if his own transport secretary has told airline industry leaders that there are too many obstacles implementing it may not even happen? and final, for ultimate clarity, will will the prime minister reaffirm to the businesses in scotland that the advice that they should follow will come directly from the scottish

government and not the advice that he gave last night broadcast? quickly, the answers are one, yes tuesday alert is a valid piece of advice. and indeed stayed home if you can. my answer before is no. and mr speaker, i had to say to the right honourable gentleman quite simply that i do think that the uk has been able, thanks to the cooperation i've had notjust with honourable members opposite across all for nations, i think we have been able to make a huge amount of progress together. good evening, temperatures are slowly but surely going to climb over the coming days. but it is going to be a slower process and certainly we started the week on a cold note. the air coming down from the north you can see the lumps of cloud on the satellite pushing from the north toward the south. seen one or two showers today.

a lot of dry weather as well and spots of sunshine and that translates into some clear skies through the night. still one or two of those showers, particularly across scotland some wintry over high ground. a few into northern ireland and perhaps the far north of england as well. temperatures generally speaking will be just above freezing in the big towns and cities for that may be just below freezing in one or two spots could be a frost to take us into tomorrow morning the high pressure to the west of the uk, this frontal system here is going to bring some rain tomorrow to northern scotland. and eventually a resurgence of cold. for most for england wales, northern island southern scotland is a largely dry day. not a lot of sunshine through the morning more cloud by afternoon. here comes frontal system, rain at first but on the back edge, the cold air digs in once again we are likely to see some snow over high ground in scotland was not only over the mountains, even as far down as 100 metres above sea level.

have some snow mixing in for the 5 degrees is your clock temperature in aberdeen for the 13 in glasgow and northern ireland, england and wales a lot of cloud developing and spreading out in the sky. some sunny breaks in the afternoon and not as windy as it has been across the south. as we go through tuesday evening our frontal system continues to push southwards — mostly rain may be a bit of snow. certainly wintry showers in northern scotland. wednesday the remains of our front will clear out for east anglia and the southeast and is largely dry. some spells of sunshine again a lot of cloud by the afternoon. temperatures between 7—15 degrees. still below par for this time of year. through wednesday into thursday this frontal system pushes across the north of the uk, behind that notice the white lines, they are not coming down from the north anymore. they are coming from the north—west. this is not by any means a warm place for our air to be coming from but it is at least a little bit less cold. temperatures slowly climb into thursday and friday.

by the weekend and probably will turn quite a lot warmer. 22 degrees and possibly some rain at times in the north—west.

this is 0utside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. large parts of europe start to ease lockdown conditions, with businesses reopening and children heading back to school there's a warning from germany — progress against the virus remains fragile, as infection rates go up. britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, defends his plan for easing the lockdown in england amid claims there's a lack of clarity. we are now asking people to stay alert, control