Boris: We've Achieved So Much...Just Stick With It

BORIS Johnson urged hardy Britons to have patience in the battle against coronavirus as the daily number of deaths continued to fall yesterday.

- Martyn Brown

The Prime Minister said he was backing the British public’s “fortitude and common sense” to help the country recover from the pandemic, which claimed another 170 lives in the UK.

Mr Johnson said he could understand people will feel frustrated with some of the new lockdown rules but insisted many gains had already been “won in the fight against the virus”.

He wrote in a Sunday newspaper: “We are trying to do something that has never had to be done before – moving the country out of a full lockdown, in a way which is safe and does not risk sacrificing all of your hard work.”

“I recognise what we are now asking is more complex than simply staying at home, but this is a complex problem and we need to trust in the good sense of the British people.

Normality

“If we all stick at it, then we’ll be able, gradually, to get rid of the complexities and the restrictions – but we must move slowly, and at the right time.”

The Prime Minister added: “Over time we can gradually get closer to a kind of normality – but only if the evidence shows these adjustments are compatible with our five tests.