Everything we know about lockdown announcement ahead of Boris Johnson press conference

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Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda Boris Johnson is expected to announce a delay to the final stage of his lockdown roadmap this evening.

The government had planned to lift the final restrictions on June 21 at the earliest, but that date now looks set to be delayed for four weeks to July 19.

The prime minister will hold a press conference from Downing Street at 6pm tonight, at which he is expected to confirm the plans amid rising case rates and hospital numbers.

Mr Johnson will be joined by England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and the government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more: He is expected to tell tonight's briefing that a delay to the final stage of the roadmap will allow