Get back to the office, Rishi Sunak tells Britain amid fears over economic ...

Rishi Sunak is urging Britons to get back to the workplace when coronavirus restrictions lift - emphasising its importance for young staff.

The order to work from home is expected to be scrapped on July 19 in England, but unions have raised concerns about the lack of guidance for employees to safely return to the workplace.

There have been widespread concerns about the economic impact of people staying at home, with town centre businesses such as cafes suffering from the lack of trade as workers have been kept away from their offices.

But Chancellor Mr Sunak said he looked forward to the shift back to offices.

He told the Daily Telegraph: 'I think for young people, especially, that ability to be in your office, be in your workplace and learn from others more directly, is something that's really important and I look forward to us slowly getting back to that.'

Mr Sunak insisted that there was a benefit to workers from being with their colleagues.

Rishi Sunak is urging Britons to get back to the workplace when coronavirus restrictions lift - emphasising its importance for young staff

Mr Sunak insisted that there was a benefit to workers from being with their colleagues (pictured: A morning commute in Waterloo, London)

He said that apprentices at a car mechanic training centre he met in Wolverhampton were 'super-excited to be back in their workplace'.

Boris Johnson is 'actively considering' extra Bank Holiday if England win Euro 2020

Boris Johnson could give the country an extra bank holiday if England win the Euros on Sunday after nearly 300,000 Three Lions fans signed a petition calling to have the next day off - but it would not be this Monday because it would be 'tempting fate'.

The Prime Minister is actively considering holding a national day of celebration if Gareth Southgate's team beat Italy to secure a first major championship triumph since the 1966 World Cup. However, he dismissed the idea of making Monday a snap bank holiday holiday.

There are also fears that an England win would spark celebrations that cause a 'Hangover Monday' meaning many workers take the day off anyway. It's understood that Mr Johnson will 'consider the options' for marking a historic win, and that could include a bank holiday.

However, Downing Street sources played down the idea of turning any celebration into a 'Freedom Day' holiday on July 19, when Covid restrictions end, saying it would be too soon to put arrangements in place. Any victory parade for the team would probably have to wait until September due to the rapidly rising number of Covid cases.

Downing Street did, though, urge bosses to allow workers to have a lie in and late start on Monday should England emerge victorious, amid the prospect of the nation suffering one big hangover

Asked whether employers should give staff the day off on Monday, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: 'We would want businesses who feel able to consider it if they can but we recognise it will vary depending on the business and company.'

'They were over the moon, because they've spent six months trying to learn on Zoom and Teams and everything else, and it hasn't been great,' he said.

'They were saying actually being in, and most importantly, getting the support from their mentors, has been really valuable to them.'

At Step 4 of England's road map, the guidance to work from home where possible