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By Jordan Marshall, Dave Rogers2021-01-13T07:01:00+00:00 Open letter from former construction minister makes case for sites to stay open – as some architects call for their closure New business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has written an open letter to the construction industry telling it it is safe to carry on working and spelling out why sites are remaining open. His letter comes as concerns about working through this latest lockdown grew in the week since prime minister Boris Johnson announced the restrictions – which include the closure of schools. New business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ...

By Jordan Marshall2021-01-11T07:00:00+00:00 Alan Jones says architects have been pressured to go to sites, which government wants to stay open The boss of the RIBA is among industry leaders calling for architects and other construction workers to get key worker status after it emerged some were being forced to take their children to sites following the closure of schools to most pupils last week.  While the government is telling most of the population to stay at home – and work there if possible – construction sites are being urged to stay open to boost the economy. However many of tho...