Updated: 20:16, 12 Jul 2021
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THOUSANDS of workers will be ordered back to offices from July 19 - but the return will be phased.
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He urged employers to set out plans for a "gradual return" to the office.
Mr Javid said: "We have looked closely at the data against these four tests and we firmly believe this is the right time to get our nation closer to normal life.
"So, we will move to the next stage of our road map on July 19. To those who say why take this step now, I say if not now when?
"There will never be a perfect time to take this step because we simply cannot eradicate this virus - whether we like it or not, coronavirus is not going away."