Watch live: Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a Downing St briefing as lockdown restrictions ease

Watch live: Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a Downing St briefing with Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance as lockdown restrictions ease in England

[eddierubio]

It's time for this to end. The vaccine rollout is great. Most vulnerable people have been vaccinated and the damage if lockdowns is too much. People can choose to stay home but people need to have freedom. The vulnerable can shield but this has been too much. There is way too much harm to mental health finances and other illnesses that aren't being treated

[marieguinan]

The great push back needs to step up now. These monsters need to be stopped.

[eckyboy]

How dare Beth Rigby talk about our lives being restricted she went out on the piss with her colleagues from Sky News in lockdown. No shame

[binnytheoneandonly]

Does that mean none of the government can go abroad, I hope so.

[paulineclark]

£3 million for a room when cuts, job losses & pay freezes are happening. It's shambolic.

[trinder]

Wheres the press conference about the threats to the UK people from Muslim leaders in Yorkshire

[casual]

For the past 12 months I’ve broke every rule in the book, carry on regardless

[graemecofield]

What a total waste of public funds ...2.6 million pound makeover for their media me it ain't over

[worldofameiso]

This nanny state will be the death of all of us. Death is inevitable, but I would like a life before I expire.

[AthelstanEngland]

Lockdowns don't make any difference. And most people I know have ignored them in the main. All still here....

[jebediahkerman]

wait, they got eased? feels the same to me if im being honest..

[jasonuren]

Can't believe people are still watching this stuff.

[sheffielddavemtadventur]

Rigby is back I see, like nothing’s happened.
We haven’t forgotten 🤬

[tsr]

lol well be out of lockdown for 2 weeks then back in for 3 months

[sleepyrasta]

That media room is a waste of tax payers money and doesn't look value for money at almost £3m.

[piqueny]

The Million of Londoners who live in council estates have no gardens?
And the people who are privileged to have gardens expect their guest to fly over the roof like Mary popping into the gardens without entering the actual home?!

Six people?! Nothing makes sense

[donavancaton]

I don’t like Witty...he has an untrustworthy air about him...

[LORDENGLISHVETERAN-nxrk]

HAHAHA my town has been open since january.. no rules here.. alot of towns are the same outside the citys.. we said sod this and opened up.. if anyone asks.. course we ..it's not worth sending anyone to have a look. Had a 200 person bbq on the green last week.. 3 other towns joined us in feb... we dont need your jab or passport thanks.

[charlesohara]

Bumbling Boris ...he can't even string a sentence together...er...um...that's a very good question but I am not going to answer it.blah blah

[sal]

Probably young people are going to let their hair down. No disrespect to young people! Who can blame them! They’ve had it hard over these lockdowns