It could be costly, it is the Czech Republic on the break. Its heartbreak for scotland at hampden park as they lose their opening match of the european championship. Its disappointment for the tartan army after a 23 year wait to watch their team at a major tournament. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Denmarks players share a smile and a laugh with christian eriksen. The midfielder� s recovering in hospital after suffering a Cardiac Arrest in their opening euro 2020 game. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In the next few minutes the Prime Minister is due to speak about the next stage of Easing Restrictions in england. Well bring you his announcement live from Downing Street as soon as it starts. Its thought the current rules are likely to remain in place for another four weeks from june the 21st. That was the day when all restrictions were due to be lifted. Whats changed is the rise in cases thanks to the Delta Variant that was first identified in india. While were waiting for the Prime Minister, lets go to westminster now, and speak to our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Very difficult decision for the pm, balancing Public Safety versus the needs of business. Thats right, fiona. It is a real dilemma. This is a decision that the Prime Minister will have been very, very reluctant to take. You know, the road map as it is known, the government plan, was always designed to let one set of restrictions, then give a period of time to see what happened with the disease before then, lifting another set of restrictions, and then having another pause to see whether or not cases started to creep up again. But since the last set of restrictions were rolled back, we all know what has happened. Cases have been starting to accelerate again, quite quickly, even though the numbers are still small, with the emergence of that new Delta Variant that emerged first in india. An increasing concern in the last couple of weeks about how the disease may be taking off again, that has led, we understand, to Downing Street making a decision that they will be a pause of some description, probably something around the area of four weeks. Remember, we are in a very different situation now to those previous moments like this, when the Prime Minister has come to the public with something that is going to be hard to hear. Of course, tens of millions of people have now been vaccinated. Nearly everybody he was particularly vulnerable has had the jab. But we understand what the government is expecting to announce any minute now is to give more time to get the vaccine going and to protect more people. Borisjohnson has just walked onto the podium. Lets listen into number 10. When we set out on our road map to freedom a few months ago, we were determined to make progress that was cautious, but irreversible. Step by step, thanks to the enormous efforts of the british people and the Spectacular Vaccine Roll out, we now have one of the most open economies and societies in europe. As we have always known, and as the february road map explicitly predicted, this opening up, over the last three steps, has inevitably been accompanied by more infection and more hospitalisation. Because we must be clear that we cannot simply eliminate covid. We must learn to live with it. And with every day that goes by, we are better protected by the vaccines, and we are better able to live with the disease. Vaccination greatly reduces transmission, and two doses provide a very high degree of protection against serious illness and death. But there are still millions of younger adults who have not been vaccinated, and, sadly, a proportion of the elderly and vulnerable may still succumb, even if they have had two jabs. And that is why we are so concerned by the Delta Variant that is now spreading faster than the third wave that was predicted in the february road map. We are seeing cases growing by about 64 per week. And in the worst affected areas, it is doubling every week. And the average number of people being admitted to hospital in england has increased by 50 , week on week, and by 61 in the north west, which may be the shape of things to come. Because we know the remorseless logic of exponential growth. And evenif logic of exponential growth. And even if the link between infection and hospitalisation has been weakened, it hasnt been severed. And even if the link between hospitalisation and death has also been weakened, im afraid numbers in intensive care, in icu, are also rising. And so, we have obviously faced a very difficult choice. We can simply keep going, with all of Step Four Onjune the 21st, even though there is a real possibility that the virus will outrun the vaccines, and that thousands more deaths would ensue that could otherwise have been avoided. Or else we could give the nhs a few more crucial weeks to get those remaining jabs into the arms of those who need them. And since today i cannot say that we have met all of our four tests for proceeding with Step Four Onjune tests for proceeding with step four on june the tests for proceeding with Step Four Onjune the 21st, i think it is sensible to waitjust a little longer. By monday the 19th ofjuly, we will aim to have double jabbed two thirds of the Adult Population, including everyone over 50, all of the vulnerable, all Front Line Health and care workers and everyone over a0 who received their first dose by mid may. And to do this we will now accelerate the second jabs for those over a0, just as we did for those over a0, just as we did for the vulnerable groups, so they get the maximum protection, as fast as possible. And we will bring forward our target to give every aduu forward our target to give every adult in this country a first dose by the 19th ofjuly. That is including young people over the age of 18, with 23 and 2a year olds invited to bookjabs from tomorrow. So, we reduce the risk of transmission amongst the groups that makes the most. And to give the nhs that extra time, we will hold off step four openings untiljuly the 29th, except for weddings, that can still go ahead, with more than 30 guests, provided social distancing remains in place, and the same will apply to wales. And we will continue to pilot events such as euro 2020 and some theatrical performances. We will monitor the position every day, and if, after two weeks, we have concluded that the risk has diminished, then we reserve the possibility of proceeding to step four and a full opening sooner. As things stand, and on the evidence that i can see right now, i am confident that we will not need more than four weeks, and we will not need to go beyond July The 19th. It is unmistakably clear the vaccines are working, and the sheer scale of the vaccine roll out has made our position incomparably better than in previous waves. But now is the time to ease off the accelerator. Because by being cautious now, we have the chance, in the next four weeks, to save many thousands of lives by vaccinating millions more people. And once the adults of this company have been overwhelmingly vaccinated, which is what we can achieve in a short space of time, we will be in a far stronger position to keep hospitalisations down, to live with this disease and to complete our cautious, but irreversible road map to freedom. Thank you very much, i am now going to hand over to chris to do the slides. To do the slides. Thank you, first slide, to do the slides. Thank you, first slide. Please to do the slides. Thank you, first slide, please. The to do the slides. Thank you, first slide, please. The slides to do the slides. Thank you, first slide, please. The slides are slide, please. The slides are arranged slide, please. The slides are arranged around the four tests which ministers arranged around the four tests which ministers set at the beginning of the Road Ministers Set at the beginning of the road map. The first test is that the road map. The first test is that the vaccine the road map. The first test is that the Vaccine Deployment Programme continue the Vaccine Deployment Programme continue successfully. And i think everybody continue successfully. And i think everybody in the country knows that both first everybody in the country knows that both first vaccinations and, increasingly rapidly, second vaccinations are progressing very effectively, thanks to the work of the nhs effectively, thanks to the work of the nhs volunteers and many others. So this the nhs volunteers and many others. So this test the nhs volunteers and many others. So this test has been met, and we expect so this test has been met, and we expect the so this test has been met, and we expect the rates to continue to be good, expect the rates to continue to be good, as expect the rates to continue to be good, as the Prime Minister has laid out. Good, as the Prime Minister has laid out next good, as the Prime Minister has laid out. Next slide, please. The second test was out. Next slide, please. The second test was that evidence shows that the vaccines are sufficiently effective in reducing hospitalisations and deaths in those vaccinated. We have already shown data that vaccinated. We have already shown data that for previous variants this was true data that for previous variants this was true. We now have data, and some more was true. We now have data, and some more has was true. We now have data, and some more has been released by Public Health more has been released by Public Health england today, which shows data around the new Delta Variant. What data around the new Delta Variant. What has data around the new Delta Variant. What has been talked about in the press, what has been talked about in the press, for what has been talked about in the press, for people who have got symptomatic disease, one dose of the vaccine symptomatic disease, one dose of the vaccine does provide some protection, but you do need two doses protection, but you do need two doses of protection, but you do need two doses of the vaccine to provide a strong doses of the vaccine to provide a strong degree of protection. But once strong degree of protection. But once you strong degree of protection. But once you have two doses, there is somewhere once you have two doses, there is somewhere between a 76 and 84 reduction somewhere between a 76 and 84 reduction in symptom attic disease. Next slide. Reduction in symptom attic disease. Next slide, please. The news is even better next slide, please. The news is even better for next slide, please. The news is even better for the protection that these vaccines better for the protection that these vaccines provide for people against severe vaccines provide for people against severe disease. And in terms of hospitalisations, the data so far, reaiiife hospitalisations, the data so far, real life data from here in the uk, shows real life data from here in the uk, shows that real life data from here in the uk, shows that there is a very good Reduction Shows that there is a very good reduction in hospitalisations from the new reduction in hospitalisations from the new Delta Variant, after both one and the new Delta Variant, after both one and two doses of the vaccines. So, one and two doses of the vaccines. So. After one and two doses of the vaccines. So, after one dose, between a 57 and 85 reduction, and after two doses, somewhere 85 reduction, and after two doses, somewhere between 85 and 98 reduction somewhere between 85 and 98 reduction in hospitalisations. So not complete protection, but very substantial protection. Again, it reinforces substantial protection. Again, it reinforces the absolute need to get the second dose of the vaccine. In terms the second dose of the vaccine. In terms of the second dose of the vaccine. In terms of if the second dose of the vaccine. In terms of if this dose is effective, the data terms of if this dose is effective, the data is terms of if this dose is effective, the data is very encouraging indeed. Next siide. The data is very encouraging indeed. Next slide, please. And if you see the effect next slide, please. And if you see the effect of this on people being hospitalised, whereas in the previous hospitalised, whereas in the previous waves we had in the uk, the great previous waves we had in the uk, the great majority of those hospitalised were older, over 65 citizens. Although were older, over 65 citizens. Although there were significant numbers of people under 65. I think sometimes numbers of people under 65. I think sometimes it is not appreciated, on the left sometimes it is not appreciated, on the left. What we now have is that the left. What we now have is that the majority of those going into hospital the majority of those going into hospital are now from younger groups. Hospital are now from younger groups, under 65. Partly because this is groups, under 65. Partly because this is the groups, under 65. Partly because this is the group in which this is spreading. This is the group in which this is spreading, and it always starts spreading, and it always starts spreading and the youngest groups, but largely we think because the vaccines but largely we think because the vaccines are providing a lot of protection now for older citizens. But It Protection now for older citizens. But it is protection now for older citizens. But it is not protection now for older citizens. But it is not complete. As you can see, but it is not complete. As you can see, even but it is not complete. As you can see, even in but it is not complete. As you can see, even in those over 65, in which doubie see, even in those over 65, in which double vaccination is already in place. Double vaccination is already in place, there are still some hospitalisations. But the ratios have hospitalisations. But the ratios have completely reversed. Next siide. Have completely reversed. Next slide, please. The third test is that slide, please. The third test is that Infection Rates do not risk a surge that Infection Rates do not risk a surge in that Infection Rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the nhs would put unsustainable pressure on the nhs. The rates of hospitalisations at the moment are low, in hospitalisations at the moment are low, in all hospitalisations at the moment are low, in all parts of the country. But, low, in all parts of the country. But, and low, in all parts of the country. But, and this is the important part of this but, and this is the important part of this test. But, and this is the important part of this test, what we are seeing is a rapid of this test, what we are seeing is a rapid rise. Of this test, what we are seeing is a rapid rise, particularly market where a rapid rise, particularly market where it a rapid rise, particularly market where it was first really started in the north west of the country, but the north west of the country, but the rest the north west of the country, but the rest of the north west of the country, but the rest of the country is following. So, there has been a 6a increase following. So, there has been a 6a increase since last week, in terms of the increase since last week, in terms of the north west. You can see that in the of the north west. You can see that in the dark of the north west. You can see that In The Dark Blue colour here, and a 64 In The Dark Blue colour here, and a 6a increase in england. On that rate witt 6a increase in england. On that rate will follow, we think, where the north west has led. Now, these numbers the north west has led. Now, these numbers are the north west has led. Now, these numbers are still relatively small. If numbers are still relatively small. If you numbers are still relatively small. If you are numbers are still relatively small. If you are doubling from 50 to 100, 100 to if you are doubling from 50 to 100, 100 to 200, if you are doubling from 50 to 100, 100 to 200, the numbers are still relatively 100 to 200, the numbers are still relatively modest compared to the capacity relatively modest compared to the capacity of the nhs. But several doubting capacity of the nhs. But several doubling times, the relatively small number doubling times, the relatively small number of doubling times, the relatively small number of doubling times, and you et number of doubling times, and you get to number of doubling times, and you get to large numbers. If youre going get to large numbers. If youre going from 2000, up to 4000 over less than going from 2000, up to 4000 over less than two weeks, things can take off very less than two weeks, things can take off very rapidly. Next slide, please off very rapidly. Next slide, please. And although the dark cotours please. And although the dark colours here on this map are where the rates colours here on this map are where the rates of colours here on this map are where the rates of increase are greatest, anywhere the rates of increase are greatest, anywhere that is shaded in yellow or orange anywhere that is shaded in yellow or orange colours or dark brown, rates are increasing. Where they are in green, are increasing. Where they are in green, rates are decreasing. You can see in green, rates are decreasing. You can see in this green, rates are decreasing. You can see in this map that the increase in the new see in this map that the increase in the new variant is occurring across the new variant is occurring across the whole the new variant is occurring across the whole country. Next slide, please the whole country. Next slide, please. The key question is, what does please. The key question is, what does this please. The key question is, what does this do to hospitalisations . As has been does this do to hospitalisations . As has been said repeatedly and rightly. Has been said repeatedly and rightly, the link between people getting rightly, the link between people getting an infection and being hospitalised has been substantially weakened, a much smaller proportion of those weakened, a much smaller proportion of those infected are going into hospitai of those infected are going into hospital. But it has not been completely stopped. And what you can see here completely stopped. And what you can see here is, completely stopped. And what you can see here is, in terms of hospitalisations, again, there has been hospitalisations, again, there has been a hospitalisations, again, there has been a 61 increase in hospitalisations since last week in the north west, and a increase across the north west, and a increase across the the north west, and a increase across the country as a whole, and we expect across the country as a whole, and we expect that will probably accelerate. So the hospitalisations are following, but with a delay, then are following, but with a delay, then rough cases. We do not think an immediate overwhelming is likely but if this continues overwhelming is likely but if this continues on an exponential path and then accelerated further, then we would then accelerated further, then we would run then accelerated further, then we would run into trouble in a relatively small number of doubling times relatively small number of doubling times. Next slide, please. The final test, times. Next slide, please. The final test. And times. Next slide, please. The final test, and this has been led up to buy the test, and this has been led up to buy the things that have happened previously is has our assessment of the risks previously is has our assessment of the risks been fundamentally changed by new the risks been fundamentally changed by new variants of concern . What this siide by new variants of concern . What this slide shows is that in the orange this slide shows is that in the orange Comedy Numbers of cases of the b117 orange Comedy Numbers of cases of the B117 Alpha Variant which had dominated in the uk until very recently. Dominated in the uk until very recently, that has continued on a downward recently, that has continued on a downward path and although its probably downward path and although its probably stabilised a bit in the last couple of weeks, nevertheless if this last couple of weeks, nevertheless if this was last couple of weeks, nevertheless if this was the variant we were primarily if this was the variant we were primarily dealing with i think its very likely primarily dealing with i think its very likely that ministers would want very likely that ministers would want to very likely that ministers would want to continue on the current path~ want to continue on the current path the want to continue on the current path. The problem we have is In The Dark Blue path. The problem we have is In The Dark Blue is path. The problem we have is In The Dark Blue is the Delta Variant, and that, dark blue is the Delta Variant, and that, whilst dark blue is the Delta Variant, and that, whilst the Alpha Variant is going that, whilst the Alpha Variant is going down, the Delta Variant is going going down, the Delta Variant is going up going down, the Delta Variant is going up and going up exponentially. The area going up and going up exponentially. The area in going up and going up exponentially. The area in the grey shaded areas, the data the area in the grey shaded areas, the data arent complete and will carry the data arent complete and will carry on the data arent complete and will carry on going up. So, this is the reason carry on going up. So, this is the reason why carry on going up. So, this is the reason why the assessment of risk has fundamentally shifted. At the end of has fundamentally shifted. At the end of the period the Prime Minister was talking about, we will have a situation was talking about, we will have a situation where a much higher proportion of people have been doubie proportion of people have been double vaccinated or vaccinated. We all want double vaccinated or vaccinated. We all want to double vaccinated or vaccinated. We all want to stress that at that stage all want to stress that at that stage rates will be higher than at the moment. The next four weeks will reduce the moment. The next four weeks will reduce significantly the risk of a hih reduce significantly the risk of a high peak reduce significantly the risk of a high peak which could cause significant problems in terms of pressure significant problems in terms of pressure on the nhs and the knock on effects pressure on the nhs and the knock on effects and pressure on the nhs and the knock on effects and direct deaths from covidi9~ effects and direct deaths from covid 19. Thank you. 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Im very, very sorry to hear about your wedding Priority List. Im very, very sorry. To hear about your wedding plans being postponed twice. Obviously im sorry for all the disappointment thats going to be caused by going a bit slower as we are today. What we are saying, i dont know if this is of any practical consolation, but we are saying that weddings can go ahead with more than 30 people, we are lifting the restriction on 30 people from doing the 21st, providing social distancing is observed. I hope that that works for you and obviously i think everyone would want to wish you every possible good fortune with your wedding. But all i can say is im sorry for the disappointment that this will certainly bring to weddings, to many, many businesses. But its a few weeks but i think its worth it to get those jobs in. Laura kuenssberg. Its worth it to get those obs in. Laura kuenssbergh its worth it to get those obs in. Laura kuenssberg. After this four week delay. Laura kuenssberg. 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What we are trying to do now with this delay is to reduce the current surge and we think we can do that and that are two week delay would make a substantial difference and a four week delay would make even more of a difference in reducing the overall number of deaths. Thats why we are doing it. At the end of that period, byJuly The 19th, we do think that we will have built up a very considerable wall of immunity around the whole of the population. At that stage, on the basis of the evidence that i can see now, i am confident that i can see now, i am confident that we will be able to go forward with the full step four, the full opening. Of course, that doesnt exclude the possibility, im afraid, and weve got to be honest, the possibility that there is some new variant that is far more dangerous and kills people in a way we currently cannot foresee or understand. Thats obviously the case. 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That is very important, it means the businesses that are currently open and trading can continue to do that. We are giving, as you know, the support measures that have been put in place are intended to last through to september in terms of business rates, local authorities do have an extra £1 billion to cover those who need it. But i think the most important thing i can say to those businesses who are being asked to wait another four weeks or may be as little as two weeks, but lets be realistic, probably more likely four weeks. I am confident we will get there. There is a difference between june the 2ist date and theJuly The 19th date. In this sense, thejune the 2ist date was always and not before date. I do think looking at. In other words, before date. I do think looking at. In otherwords, leave before date. I do think looking at. In other words, leave and not going to take that step beforejune 21. 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Minister that July The 19th will be i the end of this matter, and we will be able the end of this matter, and we will be able to the end of this matter, and we will be able to lift the end of this matter, and we will be able to lift restrictions the end of this matter, and we will be able to lift restrictions then . I be able to lift restrictions then . Prime be able to lift restrictions then . Prime minister, be able to lift restrictions then . Prime minister, we be able to lift restrictions then . Prime minister, we had be able to lift restrictions then . Prime minister, we had an be able to lift restrictions then . | Prime Minister, we had an awful be able to lift restrictions then . 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And on cinderella, andrew lloyd webber� s latest production, i think we are in talks with him to try to make it work and we will do whatever we can to be helpful. As i said earlier, there are some pilot events that we hope will be able to go ahead, even in the next four weeks. As for your question about can i give a Cast Iron Guarantee that there wont be further delay on the basis of what we can currently see, well, all i can say is, on the basis of what we can currently see, i am confident that, as i said, July The 19th will be a terminal date, not a not before date. But, you know, that is on the basis of the evidence currently before us. We have reasons to be confident, looking at the scale of the vaccine roll out, looking, as patrick was saying, looking at the levels of protection they give. I levels of protection they give. 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And i think they probably will change very much for the better in this country, in the sense that i think we will see a substantial opening up, even more open than we currently are, for a lot of the summer. On travel abroad, currently are, for a lot of the summer. On travelabroad, i currently are, for a lot of the summer. On travel abroad, i think that the most important thing is just to follow the red, amber, Green Guidance that we are giving. That is continually reviewed and what is the important thing. I wouldnt want to give any more guidance than that at this stage. I cant remember, what was your second question . Support for struggling was your second question . Support for struggling industries. For struggling industries. Observatory, for struggling industries. Observatory, on for struggling industries. I observatory, on furlough. For struggling industries. Observatory, on furlough. We for struggling industries. Observatory, on furlough. We always make sure that the Furlough Scheme would continue until september, to take account of the whole spread of the road map. The chancellor has always been very, very clear about that. On the basis of what we can see now, jim, in the data, on the basis of Vaccine Effectiveness that we can see now, we dont think that we can see now, we dont think that we will need to change that. Thanks very much. Joe murphy of the Evening Standard . ~ very much. Joe murphy of the Evening Standard . ,. , very much. Joe murphy of the Evening Standard . , ~ ,. ,. Standard . Thank you very much, Prime Minister, standard . Thank you very much, Prime Minister. And standard . Thank you very much, Prime Minister, and thanks standard . Thank you very much, Prime Minister, and thanks to standard . Thank you very much, Prime Minister, and thanks to the minister, and thanks to the gentleman minister, and thanks to the gentleman for minister, and thanks to the gentleman for answering. 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It as the date where everything will be eased, including it as the date where everything will be eased, including tough it as the date where everything will be eased, including tough nuts it as the date where everything will be eased, including tough nuts like nightclubs be eased, including tough nuts like nightclubs being be eased, including tough nuts like nightclubs being allowed be eased, including tough nuts like nightclubs being allowed to be eased, including tough nuts likei nightclubs being allowed to reopen, and we nightclubs being allowed to reopen, and we can nightclubs being allowed to reopen, and we can all nightclubs being allowed to reopen, and we can all dispense nightclubs being allowed to reopen, and we can all dispense with nightclubs being allowed to reopen, and we can all dispense with masks| and we can all dispense with masks on social and we can all dispense with masks on social distancing and we can all dispense with masks on social distancing for and we can all dispense with masks on social distancing for good . And we can all dispense with masks| on social distancing for good . Well, we were given on social distancing for good . Well, we were given questions on social distancing for good . Well, we were given questions in on social distancing for good . We were given questions in order, patrick . H we were given questions in order, patrick . ~. , we were given questions in order, patrick . ~. ,. , patrick . I think the vaccines are ve , patrick . I think the vaccines are very. Very patrick . I think the vaccines are very, very effective. Patrick . I think the vaccines are very, very effective. But patrick . I think the vaccines are very, very effective. But if patrick . I think the vaccines are very, very effective. But if you | very, very effective. But if you have very, very effective. But if you have a very, very effective. But if you have a massive wave of infection, the vaccines have a massive wave of infection, the vaccines arent100 effective and you the vaccines arent100 effective and you will see people in hospital and you will see people in hospital and a and you will see people in hospital and a large proportion of those will be double and a large proportion of those will be double vaccinated, and some of those, be double vaccinated, and some of those, unfortunately, will die. So they were those, unfortunately, will die. So they were not 100 protective, and therefore they were not 100 protective, and therefore avoiding a very, very large therefore avoiding a very, very large peak is important. That is why the second large peak is important. 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That is why getting the younger people vaccinated becomes important, because you stop the size becomes important, because you stop the size of becomes important, because you stop the size of the increase in any peak, the size of the increase in any peak, and the size of the increase in any peak, and hopefully manage that down to a level peak, and hopefully manage that down to a level where the number of infections to a level where the number of infections is reduced, and the proportion of people who get severely ill, hospitalised from that, severely ill, hospitalised from that, is severely ill, hospitalised from that, is reduced even further by the vaccination that, is reduced even further by the vaccination. That has to be the aim. Realistically, if we ever got a very. Realistically, if we ever got a very. 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Rates, pushing them together, whatever the reasons are. Thank you very much. Whatever the reasons are. Thank you very much, chris. Whatever the reasons are. Thank you very much, chris. I whatever the reasons are. Thank you very much, chris. I am whatever the reasons are. Thank you very much, chris. I am concerned very much, chris. I am concerned also about london. Of course, it is absolutely correct, as chris says, that huge number of londoners have come forward and can be proud of what they are doing. But it will be great if we could get those rates up even higher. On your point aboutJuly The 19th, im acutely conscious its notjust that nightclubs cant go ahead and the theatre and many other sectors are still not able to open fully, there are many businesses that need to move beyond social distancing, manyjobs where we need to be able to do things in the way that we always used to do them. People are yearning to get back to that, as indeed am i. I am determined to be able to do that byJuly The 19th. At the moment, i am confident on the basis of the effectiveness of the vaccines that the roll out we can do, im confident that barring unforeseeable new variants, im confident that we will get there. But in this, fighting this virus, youve got to learn to be cautious. We want a road map that is irreversible and to achieve an irreversible and to achieve an irreversible road map you have to be cautious. The objective of this short delay is to use these valuable, these crucial weeks to save thousands of lives, lives that would otherwise be lost im afraid, by vaccinating millions more people as fast as we can. And that is what we are going to do and thats the announcement tonight. Thank you. 50. Announcement tonight. Thank you. So, borisjohnson bringing announcement tonight. Thank you. So, Boris Johnson bringing to announcement tonight. Thank you. So, borisjohnson bringing to an end to the press conference and the details were very heavily briefed. Confirming that freedom day, jean the zist, will be postponed until July The 19th. The Prime Minister is to give everyone over 18 a chance to get a first dose of the vaccine. We will pay through those charts in the presentation. Clearly, the Prime Minister said the situation has changed largely because the Delta Variant which was previously known as the indian variant is now becoming the dominant variant in the uk. We saw a graph in the press conference of the Alpha Variant starting to descend on the Delta Variant going the opposite way. Over the course of the last few weeks, cases have been increasing. 64 per week across the country. It is striking when you look at those who are becoming infected that it is the under 65, 70 of those hospitalisations we are seeing at the moment are among the under 65 is and the Prime Minister said particularly among those who havent been vaccinated. The other striking thing is that once we get tojuly the 21st, that doesnt get rid of the 21st, that doesnt get rid of the risk entirely. We are going to have to learn to live with this virus, said the Prime Minister, and that means of course through the autumn and into the winter we are going to have to get to grips with a Booster Campaign around the country. And of course, the idea would be that we would fully unlock onjuly the 21st but the risk would be much lower wants all adults have had at least one jab. If all adults in the uk have had a jab byJuly The 19th, thenif uk have had a jab byJuly The 19th, then if you take that eight weeks forward, youre talking about everyone being double jabbed by the second week of september, which is important because as we go into the autumn, more people are going to be mixing indoors and we know that the virus circulates more indoors. But more people in the country will have the antibodies and so the idea is that the risk therefore diminishes. Lets pick up on some of that with jessica parker. What did you take out of that that was significant . I out of that that was significant . I thought it was interesting when borisjohnson thought it was interesting when Boris Johnson talked thought it was interesting when borisjohnson talked aboutjuly thought it was interesting when Boris Johnson talked aboutJuly The 19th, the new freedom day, where the aim will be to lift legal limits on social contact, ease those limits on businesses and large events. But he talked about being confident that that would be the terminus date, but they wouldnt be a need for any further delay. That is notable because caution has been the watchword of ministers in recent months, after they were accused previously of being overly optimistic, theyve talked continually about the road map being cautious but irreversible. But Boris Johnson really did seem pretty confident that thejuly johnson really did seem pretty confident that the July The 19th would buy enough time in terms of the vaccination roll out to build up enough protection to be able to perceive the so called freedom day, lifting of restrictions that i outlined. Given how cautious ministers have been, it shows that in terms of the advice the Prime Minister has been getting, they think that this roll out will make such a significant difference. Chris whi was such a significant difference. Chris whitty was asked such a significant difference. Chris whitty was asked what such a significant difference. Chris whitty was asked what would be the situation if we fully unlocked on june the 21st. He said, whatever rate we see now would be significantly increased because when you fully open hospitality it means that households are mixing indoors more than they are currently and, of course, it is the younger population that would probably take advantage of that. So, they clearly feel that if they just delay for four weeks and get one jab into the arms of everybody over 18, that that is going to make a significant difference. Going to make a significant difference. ,. , difference. Downing street has been sa in that difference. Downing street has been saying that some difference. Downing street has been saying that some of difference. Downing street has been saying that some of the difference. Downing street has been saying that some of the modelling i saying that some of the modelling has suggested that a possibility would be that if they had pursued the unlocking as originally planned, you could see hospitalisations at the rate of the first wave, so what we saw back in march last year. It is modelling but those are the sorts of projections they are working off and there was clearly concerned this could put significant strain on the nhs. In terms of the Vaccination Programme, they have accelerated it again. Now we are looking at byJuly The 19th, all over 18 is will have been offered their first dose and two thirds of the Adult Population will have been offered their second dose by that point. Of course, it is worth mentioning that for england there is this special relaxation that will kick in on monday for weddings. Some of the limitations being lifted and it was a point put by a member of the public to Boris Johnson, lots of couples have been waiting to see what the rules will be so we now know that for weddings, you can have more than 30 people from next monday but they will still basically be some sort of cap on numbers depending on your venue because they will have to have social distancing, Table Service and no dancing. The Prime Minister did apologise for that because of course while there will be some relief for couples, perhaps not the event some would have liked to have seen. The scientists were saying, and obviously weve talked about this before, but its a race between the vaccine in the virus and what you dont do is put afterburners on the virus and give it a chance to get ahead of the vaccine. I suppose that is a reasonable analogy but there will be other people who say, well, youve just said we have one of the best vaccine programmes in the world, we are one of the most open societies in the world and what we are seeing in the debate is that there could be a different shift in there could be a different shift in the variant, it could come back through the winter and they are worried that we are becoming a timid society and are never going to reopen. Did you think the Prime Minister was aware of that in the sense that he was saying to people, this is the terminus, we are going to have to live with this. Is he trying to acknowledge there is some desperation out there . That trying to acknowledge there is some desperation out there . Desperation out there . That side of the argument desperation out there . That side of the argument in desperation out there . That side of the argument in terms desperation out there . That side of the argument in terms of desperation out there . That side of the argument in terms of real the argument in terms of real concern about prolonging restrictions, which are damaging to businesses, as weve heard. How can a hospitality venue which cant operate at full capacity for months on end because you have to have Table Service, you cant have people at the bar, how long can that go on . The government will say they are providing support but weve heard again and again from venues who are desperate to be able to operate at full capacity. Its a concern in terms of businesses and the toll it is taking on people more generally that has been raised, including by a number of conservative mps who think the government is being too cautious. What is interesting is we understand a vote and debate is likely to take place in Parliament Later this week, so regulations will be late tomorrow morning and a debate under vote later on the week on wednesday. It will be interesting to see how many conservatives there are rebelling against the idea of prolonging restrictions. There have been some very unhappy conservative mps who have constantly been worried that the government is taking too much power in terms of putting restrictions on peoples lives. Having said that, im sure the government will get backing in parliament because labour are signalling that they will support a delay for Lifting Restrictions and given that its unlikely we will see sufficient numbers to cause the government concern, the government will get its way in terms of extending its regulations. The s eaker extending its regulations. The speaker is extending its regulations. The speaker is very extending its regulations. The speaker is very unhappy that this announcement wasnt made in the house first, matt hancock will be setting it all out later the mp5. Thank you very much for the moment. Plenty more detail on this that we will get into over the course of the evening. We will pause for a second for the weather. Many of us have had bright weather with some spells of sunshine coming through. The best of it has been across southern england but at times the midlands and east anglia too. Its been the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures around the Greater London area peaking at 29. Now, the heat was more confined really to southern england, the midlands and east anglia because we have this stripe of cloud, disintegrating cloud at that. There was no weather on it as such, but it brought cooler conditions to northern areas. Giants causeway recorded Northern Irelands highest temperature of the year yesterday. Today its been about 12 degrees cooler. Overnight its going to be dry, some patches of cloud coming and going across central areas. A fresh feel for most of us but temperatures taking a long time to fall back in the capital, where it will be quite a uncomfortable nights sleep. On tuesday, things will cloud over in the north west and we will see rain getting into western scotland, eventually pushing into western counties of Northern Ireland through the afternoon as well. A similar kind of temperature here for england and wales. Those highs are past the peak but it will feel warm in thejune sunshine. Heading into wednesday, the front will continue to push across into scotland and Northern Ireland. It will be weakening as it brings rain across scotland, eventually reaching Northern England through wednesday. Relatively fresh air for scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds coming up from the south will boost the humidity across england and wales, feeling muggy again and temperatures a bit higher. Through wednesday evening we will see some big thunderstorms kicking off in france and they will drift away northwards into the uk into thursday and friday as well. There is some uncertainty about the exact position of these storms but some of them will be torrential and could even bring some localised flash flooding. They will tend to be focused across england, particularly for central and eastern areas. Further north and west, a fresh feel with some bright skies. Thats your latest forecast. Bye for now. Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. Borisjohnson delays lockdown easing in england by four weeks, with a warning about the covid Delta Variant. There is a real possibility that the virus will outrun the vaccine and that thousands more deaths would institute, that could otherwise have been avoided. 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