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PM gives approval for 19 July unlock; Scotland update today

Government
Rob Gill
13 July 2021

Boris Johnson has confirmed the 19 July lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in England as planned, but warned some measures could return in the autumn.

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Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, meanwhile, will make her own announcement about the lifting of restrictions in Scotland on Tuesday (13 July).

Elsewhere, a lack of security staff has been blamed for long queues at Heathrow while surging cases of the Delta variant in mainland Europe could threaten the continent’s recovery from the pandemic.

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