Lockdown rules 'very likely' to end on June 21 despite Indian variant claims top Tory

mirror.co.uk:

A top Tory has claimed England is "very likely" to completely abandon lockdown rules on June 21 despite the Indian variant. Kwasi Kwarteng claimed the country could still end all legal restrictions, as hoped, if the B.1.617.2 Covid strain does not prove resistant to a vaccine.

He told Sky News "I fully expect that we’ll be reopened on June 21", adding: "I think it’s very likely to happen. "The vaccines are working against the Indian variant.

We’ve got to look at the numbers so we’ve got some flexibility. "But there’s nothing I’ve seen and there’s nothing the Prime Minister’s seen up to now that suggests we’re going to delay that June 21 date." The Business Secretary risks being accused of mixed messaging - days after Boris Johnson said the