Foolish for England to go ahead with full relaxation on June 21, behaviour expert warns

It would be foolish to go ahead with the June 21 reopening, one expert has warned (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Pushing ahead with a full reopening later this month in England would be “foolish” and a “major risk”, an expert has warned amid reports a two-week delay to the planned easing of restrictions is being considered.

There is currently enough evidence to say that due to the spread of the Indian variant one of the Government’s four key tests for its road map out of lockdown has not been met, Professor Stephen Reicher said.