A police officer was dragged away amid chaotic scenes outside Downing Street yesterday as Laurence Fox and Piers Corbyn joined maskless anti-lockdown protesters demanding an end to all Covid restrictions. Some hardline anti-lockdown Tories are furious about any delay at all, as they wanted the lifting of lockdown to be faster that it has been. And theatre impresario Sir Howard Panter warned the industry will suffer 'significant damage' if the final lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England is put on hold. The PM outlined a delay in the relaxation of restrictions in an attempt to push forward with the vaccination effort. Mr Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and Health Secretary Matt Hancock signed off on the four-week delay, it was reported.

Source: The Nation June 15, 2021 00:56 UTC