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Johnson visiting primary school in Stoke to see preparations for pupils return on Monday, insisted UK had one of toughest border regimes in world BORIS Johnson has insisted the discovery of the P1 Brazilian variant of coronavirus in the UK will not reverse the easing of the lockdown restrictions and knocked back Labour criticism, saying Britain had “one of the toughest border regimes anywhere in the world”. Six UK cases of the variant, first detected in the Brazilian city of Manaus, have been discovered, three in Scotland and three in England. This has led to accusations that stricter and quicker restrictions should have been imposed on international arrivals.
Encouraging signs: PM holds vial of Oxford vaccine during visit to Cwmbran vaccination centre BORIS Johnson has insisted the easing of lockdown restrictions has to be based on a “cautious and prudent approach” as an expert told MPs that unlocking must be driven by “data not dates”. The Prime Minister’s remarks came as reports suggested the UK Government was planning a “surge-testing” blitz in England with 400,000 30-minute lateral flow tests sent to homes and workplaces every week in a bid to keep on top of any future rise in Covid-19 infections. It was in the autumn when Matt Hancock, the UK Government’s Health Secretary, promoted the idea of a so-called “Operation Moonshot” mass testing programme to enable sport venues and theatres to test people before allowing them in. His contribution, however, sparked laughter from the Labour benches in the Commons chamber.