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Question Time: Minister urged to be honest about lockdown end date as No10 'boxes with ghost'

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A Conservative minister was urged to admit lockdown would likely last more than a month, with the Government described as "boxing with a ghost".

Oliver Dowden said thrusting England into a second set of draconian measures until December 2 was all about protecting the struggling NHS.

However, an out-of-work theatre director demanded Downing Street be "honest, open and find a road map" out of the pandemic, admitting he is on the verge of losing his home due to the stop-start furlough scheme.

During a fiery debate on BBC's Question Time, Mr Dowden, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, remained adamant the Government intended to lift the lockdown on the date set.

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