announced that prime minister's questions, that the last covid restrictions in england will be lifted a month early. some scientists are saying, that is a pretty na kedly scientists are saying, that is a pretty nakedly political decision pretty na kedly political decision rather than pretty nakedly political decision rather than a decision based on the science. �* ., ,., ., ., science. and labour have made the same point — science. and labour have made the same point so _ science. and labour have made the same point so i _ science. and labour have made the same point so i spoke _ science. and labour have made the same point so i spoke to _ science. and labour have made the same point so i spoke to wes - same point so i spoke to wes streeting, the labour shadow health secretary this afternoon, who said this is politicking, the prime minister trying to dig himself out of a political hole with an announcement that would no doubt please some of the conservative backbenchers. it is worth saying that within downing street they are saying this was always the direction of travel in the view of the prime minister and the health secretary, that they never wanted the restrictions to be in place any longer than necessary in saying this is a decision that was informed by the data which they have received on a regular basis and at the moment this is the plan from the prime minister, we are going to get the final details of what is expected when we returned from the parliamentary recess a week on monday when we expected prime minister to set out what life living