Steve Baker, vice-chair of Covid Recovery Group of MPs, adds to pressure on PM to stick to roadmap

Conservative backbencher Steve Baker has urged the government to press ahead with lifting England’s remaining Covid restrictions on 21 June despite a sharp rise in cases.

The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said in the House of Commons that ministers faced a “challenging decision” about whether to proceed as planned with the final stage of the government’s roadmap.

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