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More people ditch remote working amid lockdown commuter spike

Adults in Britain are feeling more optimistic about life returning to normal in the next six months

Commuters wait for their train to depart from Victoria station on the London underground. From 10 to 14 February, 34% of adults reported commuting from home to work
Commuters wait for their train to depart from Victoria station on the London underground. From 10 to 14 February, 34% of adults reported commuting from home to work Photo: Getty Images

The number of British workers travelling to work at the end of February increased to 39%, despite rules ordering people to work from home where possible under the UK's third lockdown.

Data from the Office for National Statistics, published 5 March, showed that the proportion of working adults working remotely was lower at the end of the month at 32%, compared to those commuting, at 39%.

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