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- A full UK lockdown is now "inevitable" senior government sources have told the Times of London newspaper.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a press conference on Sunday that a broader lockdown would be considered over the coming days.
- It comes as images of Brits flocking to public spaces in record numbers flood social media, despite a surge in coronavirus deaths.
- The latest data shows the UK is just two weeks behind the level of pandemic seen in Italy.
- The UK has so far recorded at least 5,683 confirmed coronavirus cases and 281 deaths.
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A full lockdown of the UK in which the public will be barred from gathering in public spaces is now "inevitable" according to one senior government source quoted by the Times of London newspaper on Monday.
"The prime minister will have the full support of the cabinet and the country at large if he goes ahead with this," the source said.
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