Welcome to FD Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times. I'm Sebastian Payne. In this week's episode we'll be looking at the rising anger and pressure on Boris Johnson from ministers and MPs.

They're concerned that the UK is not exiting the

lockdown quick enough and the Prime Minister doesn't have a grip on his overall

strategy for dealing with the crisis. It is the PM going to actually confront his scientists as his colleagues want him to.

Plus we'll be diving into the Black Lives Matters protest in the UK, and whether the

defenestration of statues is the best way to confront the characters

and difficult moments in the nation's past.

I'm delighted to be joined by our political editor George Parker, political correspondent Laura Hughes,

columnist Robert Shrimsley, and Chief Plittal Correspondent

Jim Picard. Thank you all for joining. If you find yourself liking this episode of

FT Politics, then do subscribe through all the usual channels to receive it every Saturday morning.

It has not been a good week for Boris Johnson.

Downing Street has been under attack on multiple funds from both members of the government

and a wide range of conservative MPs.

These senior toys that we've been speaking to express their private and sometimes public

anger that the PM hasn't yet reduced that crucial two metre social distancing rule which could help rev up the economy again.

But there's also anger about the fact schools won't all open until September at the earliest,

the lack of a time people for getting pubs, restaurants

and the hospitality industry going again, and the general sense of chaos and drift on the

government's handling of the crisis. So how serious is all this? George Parker, it's obviously been a bit of a

testing week for the Prime Minister. We've been doing the rounds of Tory MPs and

ministers almost every day and every subsequent time we've talked to people the anger seems to have

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