All our collective efforts have given us crucial time and space to roll-out our record-breaking vaccination programme, that has now vaccinated over 31.5 million people.
That is why from today we will move to Step Two of our roadmap - reopening shops, gyms, zoos, personal care services, outdoor hospitality, and increasing the number of visitors to care homes from one to two.
We set out our roadmap and we’re sticking to it but we must remain cautious by monitoring the data at every stage and by following the rules: remembering hands, face, space and fresh air - that we hope together will make this roadmap to freedom irreversible.