Full list of all the key workers who can still go to work during second national lockdown

England is preparing for another national lockdown – with people told to work from home again from Thursday.
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The four week shutdown will see all non-essential shops, pubs and restaurants closed and millions of people doing their jobs from their dinner tables once more.

On Saturday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that only key workers and people working in manufacturing and construction should continue to go to work.

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But who classes as a key worker and what are the professions that will continue to keep the country running in lockdown 2?

School Principal wearing a visor (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)School Principal wearing a visor (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
School Principal wearing a visor (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Here are some of the jobs classed as key workers

NHS staff

Social care workers

Schools and nursery staff

Police officers

Court staff

Religious workers and staff

Journalists

Some Government staff

Delivery workers

Army and Ministry of Defence staff

Firefighters

Prisons and probabtion workers

Transport workers

Some financial services workers

‘Infrastructure’ workers – ie gas and electricity