UK ‘not out of this by a very long way’, Johnson warned as he mulls easing lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a visit to a vaccination site at Barnet Football Club in north London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Boris Johnson has been warned that the UK is a “long way” from emerging from the coronavirus crisis after he signalled ministers would look at easing lockdown measures next month.

The British Prime Minister said he wanted England’s schools to reopen “as fast as possible” and the government would be “looking at the potential of relaxing some measures” when restrictions are reviewed on February 15.