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Boris Johnson will appeal to the nation to be patient today as he announces that the June 21 easing of lockdown restrictions will be delayed by up to four weeks.

Rishi Sunak will be presented with more demands to help businesses as Boris Johnson prepares to push back the June 21 lifting of restrictions.

Ministers are considering delaying the end of coronavirus restrictions for a month to give businesses “certainty” and allow more time for people to receive two vaccinations.

Boris Johnson will lift the 30-person limit on weddings even if the easing of other lockdown restrictions is delayed beyond June 21.

Non-Covid care will suffer if lockdown restrictions are eased and virus infections surge, health chiefs have warned ministers.

Two of Britain’s biggest airlines may have breached consumer law by failing to offer timely refunds for flights cancelled because of the pandemic, the competition watchdog said today.

Michael Gove has said that he would bet on a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions on June 21 despite a growing conviction among his colleagues that it will be delayed.

IWG, the world’s largest flexible space provider, has said lockdowns and new Covid variants will push profits this year “well below” 2020 levels.

Large retailers that were allowed to stay open during the pandemic are facing calls to hand back hundreds of millions of pounds in business rates relief.

Britain’s hospitality industry has issued a stark warning to the government, saying that any delay to the scheduled relaxation of restrictions this month would have a “devastating effect”.

A £2.6m government-funded pilot project aiming to tackle Covid-19 transmission among lower-paid workers in areas where rates remain high is being rolled out.

Coronavirus restrictions are almost certain to be lifted next month with signs that the growth in the Indian variant may be levelling off.