Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams The last 12 months have been an “epic of endurance and privation” since the first coronavirus lockdown began a year ago today, Boris Johnson has said.
The Prime Minister held a Downing Street briefing this afternoon alongside chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty and chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
Mr Johnson said the nation on the path to “reclaiming our freedoms” on the anniversary of the first lockdown, while the scientists provided an update on vaccinations, case numbers and deaths.
Earlier today, people across the UK took part in a minute’s silence to remember Covid-19 victims after a terrible 12 months.
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