‘I had a knot in my stomach’: Government’s decision to ask people to return to work pushes single mothers into corner

‘My 11-year-old keeps asking me what I’m going to do and how I am going to get another job. I’m very anxious and very low. I feel like I’ve failed,’ one mother tells Maya Oppenheim

Frontline service providers warned the closure of schools and childcare providers during the coronavirus crisis will mean single mothers will struggle to return to work (Getty)

Single mothers are being pushed into an “impossible situation” by the government’s decision to urge people to return to work as it starts easing the coronavirus lockdown, campaigners have warned.

Boris Johnson has said people who cannot work from home should consider making the journey into work as part of the UK’s first steps out of lockdown.

Frontline service providers warned the closure of schools and childcare providers during the coronavirus crisis will mean single mothers will struggle to return to work as restrictions are set to be loosened in England on Wednesday.