Acting PM Dominic Raab has said it is "not responsible to start speculating about the individual measures" about lifting the coronavirus lockdown.
The First Secretary of State said that creating "mixed messages" could "create more uncertainty in the public's mind". He added: "The delicate stage we’re at, is if we ease up too soon, we risk a second spike of the virus." Speaking on Sky's Sophie Ridge on Sunday he added that a vaccine was "not likely to come to fruition this year".
But it could be useful if there are "multiple waves" of COVID-19 "further down the track". Asked why the government would not publish the names of the scientific advisors on the SAGE committee, after it was reported that political advisors attended the meeting, Mr