Boris Johnson today insisted he wants the UK to make 'cautious but irreversible' progress when lockdown starts to be lifted as he prepares to unveil his exit strategy on Monday next week. Mr Hancock's comments represent a firm rebuke to the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative MPs which has demanded Mr Johnson remove all legal restrictions in England by the start of May. Mr Johnson is under growing pressure from Tory MPs to ease lockdown rules as quickly as possible. Boris Johnson rules out vaccine passports to go to the pub Boris Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a 'vaccine passport' to go to the pub when the country comes out of lockdown. Mr Johnson last night a 'significant milestone' as the number of people in the UK receiving a coronavirus vaccine passed 15million.

Source: The Nation February 15, 2021 12:56 UTC