AdvertisementAnti-lockdown Tories have piled further pressure on Boris Johnson to lift restrictions, telling him experts say the numbers don't justify keeping Britain closed until July. He said: 'Boris Johnson today rightly confirmed he will focus on 'data, not dates' for easing restrictions as our recent letter suggested. But the Prime Minister will today receive a dossier of data which will help shape his roadmap out of lockdown. NHS chiefs have today warned Covid-19 cases should plummet to under 50,000 before Boris Johnson starts to lift restrictions. He has urged Boris Johnson to focus on 'data, not just dates' when the Prime Minister sets out his road map out of lockdown on Monday.

Source: Daily Mail February 17, 2021 22:02 UTC