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Boris Johnson has said he does not believe that current surges in infections from variants of the Covid-19 virus will delay the end of lockdown on 21 June.
Further restrictions to social and economic life are due to be relaxed on Monday, with the majority of curbs lifted altogether in June.
But there are concerns over the rise in infections with the so-called Indian variant of coronavirus, particularly in the Greater Manchester area.
Speaking during a visit to a school in County Durham, Mr Johnson said: “We are anxious about it – it has been spreading.”
The PM said there would be meetings later on Thursday to discuss what to do, and that he was “ruling nothing out”.
But he added: “At the moment I can see nothing that dissuades me from thinking we’ll be able to go ahead on Monday and 21 June everywhere.”
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