THE South West “can look forward to a brighter future” once the pandemic is over, The Prime Minister has said. Speaking at the virtual South West Conservative Conference yesterday (February 6), the Prime Minister highlighted the government’s work to ramp up vaccinations and testing in the region while protecting jobs and supporting businesses through the pandemic. More than 1.1 million people in the South West have now received a vaccine, protecting around one in five of the region’s population. Mr Johnson said: “As our vaccine programme is rolled out across the country, and we see many thousands of people vaccinated each day, I am confident we can look forward to a brighter future.”