From a few hours ago, via the BBC: "A "very......>

UK: From a few hours ago, via the BBC: "A "very tense" meeting of senior

backbench Conservative MPs has heard concerns that the coronavirus lockdown

could devastate the economy. Members of the executive of the backbench 1922

committee voiced fears that unless the lockdown is eased within the next few

weeks, the UK may no longer have much of a functioning economy. A small number

of members of the 1922 executive met in Westminster on Wednesday afternoon, with

other dialling in. Some members believe the lockdown needs to be relaxed after

the first week of May. "If we don't do that we really will see thousands of

businesses go under," one 1922 member told BBC Newsnight."