Mansfield is leading the national charge to get Britain back to work, according to a national charity.

It has recorded the highest percentage of workers returning to their offices since the lockdown eased.

A report by the Centre for Cities charity found that 40 per cent had now returned to their offices – more than double the national average of 17 per cent.

MP Ben Bradley said: “We should all be trying to get back to that as quickly and as safely as we can.

“Mansfield certainly shows that it’s doable. There are powerful economic drivers behind that as well – town and city centres will suffer if people don’t return to the office. There just seems to be a huge sense of relief that things are moving back towards normal.”