Delay ending lockdown: majority of public back Boris Johnson to wait

Observer poll reveals most people believe prime minister should wait past proposed 21 June date

The majority of the public back delaying the end of legal restrictions on social contact in the wake of rising cases of a more transmissible Covid variant, according to a new poll.

With Boris Johnson poised to announce a delay to his plan to remove the remaining restrictions on 21 June, an Opinium poll for the Observer found that 54% think the move should be postponed, up from 43% from a fortnight ago.

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Source: The Guardian