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Boris Johnson today urged the country to make a dash for growth amid signs of public support for the easing of lockdown starting to ebb and fears of fresh outbreaks.

The Prime Minister took to the controls of a digger in Dudley to symbolise his “build, build, build” blueprint for getting nervous Britons back to work and the country earning.

But the backdrop to his enthusiastic speech was of anger in Leicester as schools were closed and shops put into deep freeze after a local upsurge in cases, and uncertainty in towns such as Doncaster, where official figures showed a rise over the past week.

As Mr Johnson was due to deliver his speech, polling research by YouGov for the Evening Standard revealed that public backing for the July 4 freedoms from lockdown has dropped, suggesting people have been spooked by fears of fresh outbreaks and the sight of sunseekers crowding onto beaches in apparent disregard for social distancing.

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