Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda The decision on whether June 21 will see the final lockdown restrictions eased in England rests on whether the vaccination programme has provided enough protection, Boris Johnson has said.
In his latest musings on whether England's final step of the roadmap will go ahead as planned this month, the prime minister insisted that the government's decision will be "driven by the data".
Speaking during a visit to Cornwall, where the G7 summit takes place this weekend, Mr Johnson said ministers will assess the impact of the "phenomenal" vaccine roll-out before deciding whether to go ahead with plans to lift restrictions.
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