Dominic Raab poured more cold water on June 21 'freedom day' hopes today as he warned that the government will not risk 'yo-yoing' in and out of lockdown. He added: 'On Corfu, the island with the biggest population of around 120,000, there have been ten to 15 cases a day.' Meanwhile, Mr Johnson has been told by ministers that lockdown rules will remain until next spring unless he can see off pressure to delay Freedom Day. He told The Mirror: 'In a month you'll be up to 100,000 new cases a day. Airlines slash schedules until end of July amid Freedom Day delay Airlines have started shrinking their schedules until late July as the government plans to push Freedom Day back by a month.

Source: The Nation June 13, 2021 09:33 UTC