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BORIS Johnson has tonight bumped up fines for lockdown flouters after cooped-up Brits flocked to beaches and parks over the scorching bank holiday.

The Prime Minister tonight warned that while the lockdown was being eased he would not hesitate to put on the brakes if the virus again flared up.

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Lockdown flouters are going to be slapped with higher finesCredit: London News Pictures

Anyone repeatedly flouting the rules could be slapped with fines of up to £3,200 under the new regime or first time offenders could have to fork out £100 - nearly double the current penalty.

Speaking tonight, the PM said Brits would be able to head to the park and beach, and even play sport as long as they did with their household.

But he warned: "You must obey the rules on social distancing and to enforce those rules we will increase the fines for the small minority who break them."

And the Prime Minister said the government would act immediately if the virus began to spread again.

He added: "Of course we will be monitoring our progress locally, regionally, and nationally and if there are outbreaks, if there are problems, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes."

In a video message tonight the PM:

Urged Brits to get back to work if they can't from home
Revealed Brits would be allowed to sunbathe in parks and play unlimited sport from Wednesday - and can go on day trips
Said anyone coming into the country by air would be forced to quarantine
Schools will start going back from June - but only if the infection level is low enough
But he warned that pubs, cinemas and mass gatherings would be off the cards for months to come

It comes amid fears lockdown is crumbling as more Brits venture out after eight weeks of being forced to stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus.

The Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF) today slammed the government for sending out "mixed messages" - and called for tougher measures.

MPF's Ken Marsh told BBC Radio 4 that authorities “needed to be firmer right from the beginning”.

He said: “It’s been quite wishy-washy how we’ve gone about it.

“Had we been very stringent from the off – it is painful, but it’s not overly painful in terms of what you’re actually being asked to do – then I think we would have a better result now.”

LOCKDOWN CRACKING

Police yesterday admitted they were fighting a "losing battle" against lockdown rule breakers as Brits packed out parks to bask in the bank holiday heatwave.

MPS Hackney posted a picture of groups of people sunbathing in a park as they revealed some were downing beer and wine and tucking into pizza.

Meanwhile, officers in Brighton were forced to set up a checkpoint to turn drivers away as bored families tried heading to the beach.

Before 11am, cops had issued 12 fines and turned around 19 cars - including one that had travelled 100 miles from Buckinghamshire.

One officer has now slammed the rulebreakers after spending a month in a coma when he contracted the disease.

Chief Supt Phil Dolby posted a picture of himself in hospital on Twitter with the caption: "A month ago today, on a ventilator & in a coma, I started to breath for myself!

"I am v disturbed by the increasingly blasé way ppl are treating the lockdown. With lack of answers around immunity, my family & I are going to remain shielding. I can’t go thru that again. #Covid19".

Around 400 fixed penalty notices were dished out by cops in four weeks to April 27 in England and Wales.

Some forces are even handing out fines at a rate of one every five minutes as fed-up Brits continue to break the rules.

It was revealed earlier this week that under the new no-nonsense measures, a fine will start at £100 then double for a repeat offence. It currently only stands at £60.