The Good Morning Britain presenter has recently taken some time off the show while he recovers from an illness he feared to be COVID-19, although his tests came back negative and he will return this morning.

Piers tweeted out on Sunday that the new proposals for lockdown easing made “no sense.”

He wrote: “So, the Prime Minister is urging millions of non-essential workers to go put to work.

“But also telling people we still can’t see family or friends even if we maintain the same social distancing rules as non-essential workers at work?

“Makes no sense.”

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He continued attacking the new measures in a reply to a viewer who said that they don’t apply to households.

He said: “I haven’t seen two of my sons for 10 weeks.

“They live 10 minutes away, next to a large common.

“Am I allowed to go and see them, if I stay 2 metres away?

“The answer appears to be no, yet I can see 1000’s of strangers a day in my local park if I stay two meters away.”

Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that some measure will be lifted as the UK continues to see a decline in infections.

But he stressed that now “is not the time” to end the lockdown altogether, and said the government is simply taking “the first careful steps” to ease certain measures.

The most significant changes introduced by the Prime Minister is that workers that can’t work from home are being urged to return to their roles, such as those in the construction industry.

For those going back to work, Johnson said they should avoid crowded public transport and either go by car, “or even better by walking or bicycle.”

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The new measures have drawn criticism across political divides for its perceived inconsistency in what it aims to do.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been at odds with Downing Street’s coronavirus response, and has led attacks on Boris’ latest measures.

She said: “For Scotland right now, given the fragility of the progress we have made, given the critical point we are at, it would be catastrophic for me to drop the ‘stay at home’ message, which is why I am not prepared to do it … particularly in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise.”

Sturgeon will make an appearance on GMB tomorrow to answer questions on Scotland and the UK’s strategy for handling the virus.

Piers Morgan has been outspoken and critical of the government’s response to the pandemic since its outbreak.

During an intense exchange with Health Secretary Matt Hancock on April 16, Piers became enraged when Mr Hancock claimed the government was prepared for the coronavirus pandemic.

He said: “Stop playing that game with me Mr Hancock. You’re buying yourself a bit of time. I’d admire you more if you admitted you weren’t properly prepared.

“Your resolute refusal to concede you made any mistakes here grates with me and misjudges the public mood.”

The UK has the highest amount of COVID-19 cases in Europe, with 219,183 confirmed cases and 31,855 deaths.

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