Drunk people are unable to properly socially distance, the chairman of the British Police Federation has said as pubs reopened in England for the first time since lockdown.
John Apter said it was "crystal clear" revellers would not adhere to the one metre plus rule as restrictions were eased yesterday.
England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said the pandemic "is a long way from gone" and urged the public to follow social-distancing rules as pubs and restaurants reopened.
But images from London's Soho showed packed streets into the early hours of this morning. Mr Apter, who was on shift in Southampton where he dealt with "naked men, happy drunks, angry drunks, fights and more angry drunks", said: "What was crystal clear is