Boris Johnson is set to reveal the latest information surrounding his lockdown exit roadmap this month. With the UK ordered to stay at home under the rules of the third national lockdown, schools, restaurants and retail shops have all been forced to close.
These drastic measures were put in place on 4 January in a bid to halt the drastic rise in coronavirus cases seen around the Christmas period and to ease strain on the NHS.
The Prime Minster revealed his plan to eventually ease some lockdown measures will be debated in parliament and presented to the general public the week beginning 22 February.The UK is reported to be approaching the idea of easing lockdown measures in three separate stages - the reopening of schools, then retail.