Matt Hancock today slapped down Professor Neil Ferguson after he suggested the government’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown could be speeded up if things go well. The Health Secretary insisted there is no question of the timetable for easing restrictions being upgraded despite the unusually optimistic view from the leading epidemiologist. The spat came amid growing … Read more
Boris Johnson’s 60-page roadmap out of lockdown in full: PM’s four-step plan to lift England’s Covid restrictions By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 16:59 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 17:24 GMT, 22 February 2021 Advertisement The UK Government released a 60-page document today explaining Boris Johnson‘s announcement of a four-stage plan to gradually lift … Read more
Boris Johnson defied huge pressure from Tories and business today to unveil an ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown. Announcing his long-awaited four-phase exit strategy, the PM warned the ‘threat remains’ and cases, hospitalisations and deaths will rise in the coming months as no vaccines can offer 100 per cent protection for the whole population. ‘At … Read more
Pubs must be open by Easter, Tory MPs demanded today ahead of Boris Johnson‘s announcement of plans to unchain the UK from coronavirus lockdown. The COVID Recovery Group of Tory backbenchers seemed unsatisfied with details of the PM’s roadmap to recovery briefed over the weekend. It suggested April could be the earliest pubs could serve … Read more
As roadmaps go, it’s hardly the full AA atlas. Yes, it leads us out of the cul-de-sac we’ve been stuck in since December, but sadly not as far as the open road. That page appears to be missing. If advance indications are to be believed, Boris Johnson’s chart for national reawakening is cautious, highly conditional … Read more
Boris Johnson is already facing a Tory backlash as he prepares to unveil a ‘cautious’ route out of lockdown today – with all schools reopening from March 8 but precious few other easings until Easter. The PM is set to reveal his ‘roadmap’ in a statement to the Commons this afternoon after it is rubber-stamped … Read more
Tory MPs lined up with business leaders tonight to urge Boris Johnson to ‘be bold’ and accelerate the lifting of all lockdown restrictions. Pubs and restaurant owners said they needed to see light at the end of the tunnel after a devastating year for the hospitality industry. Former Conservative leader Lord Hague heaped further pressure on … Read more
Boris Johnson and his senior ministers will meet this afternoon to finalise his roapmap for getting the nation out of lockdown before it is unveiled to the public tomorrow. Senior Cabinet figures will join the Prime Minister on a call this afternoon to hammer out the last details of the plan that will shape the … Read more
Leisure businesses may not return to ‘broadly normal’ until July under a roadmap out of lockdown. The blueprint being discussed by ministers and industry leaders would allow restrictions to be eased only at four-weekly intervals. The gradual approach means traders will have to wait until at least Easter – early April – for a limited … Read more
Britain will only begin to emerge from lockdown at the end of May, if it follows the Israeli roadmap for defeating coronavirus. Israel has started implementing a three-stage plan to exit draconian Covid restrictions – similar to the blueprint Boris Johnson is set to lay out on February 22. Israeli officials hope to let non-essential … Read more