Lockdown could legally last until March 31 as MPs set to approve powers tonight

mirror.co.uk:

MPs are set to back England’s third lockdown tonight in a shutdown that could legally last until March 31. Boris Johnson has vowed to review restrictions in mid-February and hopes to return to a tier system after seven weeks, from February 22.

But the small print of the law - which already came into effect at midnight and is being approved retrospectively - shows it could last longer.

While Health Secretary Matt Hancock must review the rules at least every two weeks, he’ll have the power to keep them until March 31.

A government official told the FT: “Let’s be honest, it’s probably going to run till Easter.” And the Prime Minister told Tory MPs things would be better by the end of “tulip season” or even “daffodil season” in a call last