Tory MPs tell Johnson all Covid restrictions must go by end of April

Tory MPs are demanding all lockdown restrictions are lifted by the end of April (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Lockdown-sceptic Tories have piled pressure on Boris Johnson, calling on him to commit to a timetable for lifting coronavirus restrictions with a complete end to controls by the end of April.

In a letter to the British Prime Minister, the leaders of the Covid Recovery Group (CRG) said the “tremendous pace” of the vaccination rollout meant restrictions in England should begin easing from early March.