In a Commons address on Monday (12 July), Javid said it was the right time to return to something "closer to normal life", adding it was a case of "if not now, then when?".
Prime minister Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street Covid briefing on Monday afternoon in which he will be joined by chief medical officer Chris Whitty and chief scientific officer Patrick Vallance.
The until-now proposed 19 July unlock, delayed a month from 21 June during which time Javid said the NHS was able to deliver an extra seven million Covid vaccinations, will also coincide with a move to lift quarantine rules for fully vaccinated amber list arrivals into the country.
