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Confusion as Gove and Jenrick say sites can continue

By and 2020-03-24T08:20:00

Housing minister Robert Jenrick

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Ministers at odds with industry figures over wisdom of keeping sites open

The construction industry was plunged into confusion last night after Robert Jenrick responded to the prime minister’s decision to put the country into “lockdown” by saying that it was fine for construction sites to remain open.

This morning another cabinet minister, Michael Gove, went on BBC Breakfast to confirm that “construction in the open air” can continue. 

But London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey said sites should shut.

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