Boris Johnson To Push Again Freedom Day By 4 Weeks However Plans To Expand The Number Of Wedding Guest

 

The PM, who tied the knot with Carrie sixteen days ago, is determined not to wreck couples’ joyful day.

Ministers were last night thrashing out plans to let extra than 30 guests attend so long as they stick to social distancing. One said: “There is hope a deal can be done.”

Mr Johnson will offer up the deal as a glimmer of accurate information on a gloomy day for freedom-yearning Brits. He will affirm England’s lockdown is prolonged to July 19, with an option of lifting it two weeks earlier.

It comes as the variety of Indian/Delta strain cases continues to shoot up. However, the PM would not promise the month-long delay would be the last.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, echoed his phrases and stated no assurance could be given as “we are dealing with variants”. He informed Times Radio that the country should not “yo-yo back in and out of measures”.

Conservative MPs and enterprise chiefs hit out at the decision to lengthen lockdown. Rebel Steve Baker entreated fellow Tories to oppose it.

Issuing a Great Escape-style appeal, he wrote: “It is the sworn obligation of all officer to attempt to escape.”

UK Hospitality chief Kate Nicholls stated a month’s prolong would cost businesses £3billion and see 180,000 jobs lost.

She stated if one was essential to meet vaccination targets, it ought to be “full and final”.

Infectious ailments expert Dr Andrew Hayward stated a sizable 0.33 wave of cases was starting to crash over the UK. He said opening up would “fan the flames”, inflicting it to spread faster.