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Boris Johnson poised to push back Covid lockdown lifting by four weeks to July

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks likely to push back the final lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England to July after another sharp rise in cases of the Delta variant.

Ministers are considering putting back the easing of controls - which had been planned for June 21 - by four weeks as they race to roll out vaccinations to younger age groups.

A final decision's expected to be taken tomorrow ahead of a formal announcement by the PM at a news conference on Monday. Few people are now expecting 'Freedom Day' to come on June 21 due to the Delta variant, which is spreading rapidly.

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