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By BBC News
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A gamble is how The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mirror and Metro all see Boris Johnson s intention to do away with most Covid restrictions in England in two weeks time.
The Guardian says England will become the most unrestricted society in Europe . The changes, it says, will make the country an outlier in much of the rest of the world, where restrictions remain to combat infections . It reports a backlash from Labour, bereaved families and regional mayors.
The science editor of The Times, Tom Whipple, believes we are opening up just as we are riding a huge wave of coronavirus infections. He says that while, ostensibly, the decision about unlocking will be made next week, really it was confirmed yesterday: England s, and by extension Britain s, great gamble begins, he says.