MPs will vote on the delaying of lockdown easing in the UK by four weeks

 

MPs will vote on the delaying of lockdown easing in the UK by four weeks

MPs will vote on extending emergency COVID-19 legislation in England for another four weeks, while concerned over rising cases.

On Monday, Boris Johnson said that delaying the arranged lifting of restrictions would give the NHS "a few more crucial weeks" to get people vaccinated.

Labour has made accusations against ministers of letting the Delta variant in Britain by not strengthening restrictions on travel from India sooner.

But it is likely to support detaining an end to lockdown and restrictions, meaning the government will most likely win the vote.

Business minister - Nadhim Zahawi - said England had "put in place some of the most stringent COVID-19 border measures in the world".

On Monday, the PM announced that the final stage of easing lockdown restrictions in England are due to be delayed from 21 June to 19 July.

This means pubs, clubs and theatres will have to run within capacity limits and night-clubs will have to remain closed.

And limits will remain on how many people are able to meet up, with groups of up to 30 allowed to gather outdoors and up to six people or two households allowed indoors.

Restrictions on the number of guests permitted at a wedding will, however, be lifted as planned, but hosts will have to make sure social distancing can still take place.

The delay in lifting most current lockdown measures was after a rise in cases, because of the more transmissible Delta variant, which was first identified in India.

Government scientists has said that the decision could become a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 patients looking for hospital treatment.