The prospect of a second national lockdown is guaranteed to leave readers with mixed feelings.

As we all know, nothing is ever impossible in this day and age and there is always a chance the government could impose a stricter lockdown.

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But with people struggling to see the looming end of the furlough scheme and many businesses closing down, the impact could be 'disastrous' to the economy, as Boris Johnson once said.

The first is that many workers can’t access statutory sick pay and that for many more, it simply isn’t enough for them to voluntarily self-isolate. If people have to choose between staying at home when they have only mild symptoms – when, for example, all that has happened is that they have lost their sense of smell – and missing out on a salary they can’t afford to lose, they will, of course, go out to work.

But to curb the rise in coronavirus infections would a second lockdown benefit after all?

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We asked our readers whether they think there should be a second national lockdown.

Almost 200 readers voted what they think should happen in our News poll.

Overall (45 per cent) of voters think there should be another lockdown imposed.

By a close margin at 40 per cent, readers think there shouldn't be.