Boris Johnson plans to be back to work on Monday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to return to No 10 as early as Monday to take back control of the coronavirus crisis amid Cabinet concerns the lockdown has gone too far.

The Prime Minister has told aides to schedule catch-up meetings with individual Cabinet ministers next week to get fully up to speed.

He will return at a critical time, with the country more than a month into lockdown, and ministers are relying on him to inject fresh impetus into plans for an exit strategy.

Senior Cabinet ministers are concerned that a prolonged shutdown will lead to tens of thousands of companies collapsing and inflict irreparable damage to the economy.

Allies of Mr Johnson said he was “determined” to return to Downing Street next week from Chequers, where he has been recuperating since being released from hospital on April 12.

One source said: “He’s not the sort of person who is very good at doing nothing. In truth, he has been working pretty much full time for the past week.

“The fact that he had a telephone audience with the Queen on Wednesday night shows you that he considers himself to be fit for duty.”

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