Boris Johnson has confirmed the scheduled Monday April 12 relaxation of restrictions on pubs and shops The PM insisted there was no reason to think from the data that the roadmap dates will need to be shifted But he refused to commit to any relaxations of travel and played down rhetoric on returning to normal life Updates on reviews being conducted by the government made clear that crucial decisions are being put off The government has also unveiled a multi-billion-pound scheme for two free Covid tests per person per week Tories angry that the testing is now billed as essential for relaxing restrictions as well as the vaccine rollout