Boris Johnson rips up Covid rules: what is his plan for the winter?

Vaccines are central to government efforts to avoid further Covid-19 lockdowns

Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson is due to announce his Covid-19 winter plan tomorrow, detailing how the government will tackle the virus over the coming months without resorting to lockdowns or tighter restrictions.

The prime minister is said to be “dead set” against another lockdown, a senior government source told The Telegraph, and is expected to argue that the UK must “learn to live” with the virus now that all adults have been offered the jab.

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