Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The nation is bracing for an announcement to be made on whether the final stage of Boris Johnson's roadmap will go ahead as planned.
Ever since the Prime Minister unveiled the four stages back in February, June 21 has been ingrained as the date Brits aim to get their freedom back.
According to the roadmap, by Step 4, the government hopes to be in a position to remove all legal limits on social contact against coronavirus.
But amid a rapid rise of cases of the Delta variant, there are concerns the final unlocking of restrictions in England will be delayed.
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