PM refuses to rule out lockdown lasting to SUMMER amid claims he is willing to keep curbs longer to make sure it's the last national squeeze - despite UK cases slumping for 12th day in a row and rise in deaths easing Boris Johnson has refused to rule out the brutal national lockdown lasting for many more months to come The PM has pledged to offer vaccines to the 14million people in the four most vulnerable by mid-February Claims are swirling that the premier is ready to extend the lockdown for longer to ensure it is the last one