(Image: PA)Health Minister Jo Churchill is listed for a 12.30pm Commons statement, but it's thought Mr Javid plans to give it instead. It comes as Boris Johnson and Mr Javid faced a furious backlash for scrapping all mask laws in England from July 19 - despite cases surging. Mr Javid today admitted cases could hit 100,000 a day this summer - surpassing their all-time recorded peak in the UK at Christmas last year. Mr Javid also admitted restrictions could have to return this winter - despite Boris Johnson previously claiming the end of lockdown would be "irreversible". Despite the laws being axed, Mr Javid insisted: "For the foreseeable future I’ll be carrying a face mask with me.

Source: Daily Mirror July 06, 2021 07:12 UTC