Boris Johnson warns of 'real risk of disruption' to lockdown easing amid fears over Indian variant Save 14 May 2021 ⢠6:21pm Follow Boris Johnson has warned that "hard choices" may have to be made, including a possible "disruption" to the final stage in the roadmap, as a result of the Indian variant. The Prime Minister said cases were rising but there are some "important unknowns", including the fact that it is not known how transmissible this variant is. If it is "only marginally" more, the plan can continue as expected, but if it is considerably more "we will be facing some hard choices", he said.