Ministers face backlash over plans to extend the shielding programme to over-50s this winter

Ministers faced a backlash on Saturday night over plans to extend the Government’s shielding programme to some over-50s this winter. Tory MPs and business leaders warned that telling over-50s to stay at home risks damaging the economy and runs contrary to Boris Johnson’s plea to get workers back to the office. The Prime Minister is expected to reintroduce shielding for those most at risk from coronavirus as long as the danger of a second wave remains, and will expand the list of peop