Join the lockdown community for surveys on your views Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. This easing of restrictions will come into effect on 19 July - provided the government's four tests have been passed. If these tests are not met, the country will not be able to move to the next (and final) step of the roadmap out of lockdown. Mutant variantsBefore England can come out of lockdown, the third test states that the Government’s assessment of the risks is not fundamentally changed by new variants of concern. Downing Street will decide on 12 July whether step four can go ahead on 19 July, or whether it will need to be postponed again.

Source: Daily Mirror July 05, 2021 16:07 UTC