British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday any end to the latest lockdown in England will be a "gradual unwrapping" when the regions of the country will move out of stringent restrictions step by step. 
 
Addressing parliament before lawmakers are due to vote on the lockdown, Johnson said he had resisted shutting school until the last moment, but was forced to do so. Schools, he said, would be the very first to open when the lockdown ends. 
 
Urging caution over any timetable for the re-opening of the country, he said: "And as was the case last spring, our emergence from the lockdown cocoon will not be a big bang but a gradual unwrapping." 
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday any end to the latest lockdown in England will be a "gradual unwrapping" when the regions of the country will move out of stringent restrictions step by step.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday any end to the latest lockdown in England will be a "gradual unwrapping" when the regions of the country will move out of stringent restrictions step by step. Addressing parliament before lawmakers are due to vote on the lockdown, Johnson said he had resisted shutting school until the last moment, but was forced to do so. Schools, he said, would be the very first to open when the lockdown ends. Urging caution over any timetable for the re-opening of the country, he said: "And as was the case last spring, our emergence from the lockdown cocoon will not be a big bang but a gradual unwrapping."

UK PM Johnson says end of lockdown in England will be slow unwrapping

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament`s upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain`s EU exit treaty - a plan that has been criticised by U.S. president elect Joe Biden.

The Internal Market Bill is designed to protect trade between Britain`s four nations after Brexit. It contains clauses ministers say are needed to protect Northern Ireland`s delicate status as part of the United Kingdom, but would also break international law in a "specific and limited" way.

The House of Lords voted to strip those clauses from the bill in a series of defeats for the ruling Conservative Party. The government does not have a majority in the Lords and even some high-profile Conservative members opposed the clauses.

"The government should see sense, accept the removal of these offending clauses, and start to rebuild our international reputation," said Angela Smith, the opposition Labour Party’s leader in the Lords.

Far from backing down, however, the government said it would retable the contentious clauses when the bill returns to the House of Commons, where it had previously passed by 340 votes to 256.

"We`ve been consistently clear that the clauses represent a legal safety net to protect the integrity of the UK`s internal market and the huge gains of the (Northern Ireland) peace process," a spokeswoman said.

The publication of the bill in September provoked criticism with some saying it would wreck Britain`s international standing. Biden tweeted on Sept. 16 that anything which endangered the peace accord between the Irish republic and Northern Ireland would threaten Anglo-American trade.

Johnson says the clauses are there to act as a safety net in case ongoing negotiations with the EU fail to work out how goods can flow between Britain, the British province of Northern Ireland, and across the open border with EU member Ireland.

Many instead saw the bill as a negotiating gambit to win concessions from the EU in trade negotiations. Brussels has launched legal action against Britain over the proposals.

"EU cannot ratify a new deal while U.K. is legislating to break a previous agreement," Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Twitter. "Trust &amp; Good Faith Matters."

The final wording of the bill has to be agreed by both houses, and typically the unelected Lords does not permanently block laws supported by the directly elected House of Commons.

However, the clauses may no longer be needed if talks with the EU on how to make the Irish border work are successful.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament`s upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain`s EU exit treaty - a plan that has been criticised by U.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament`s upper chamber on Monday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain`s EU exit treaty - a plan that has been criticised by U.S. president elect Joe Biden. The Internal Market Bill is designed to protect trade between Britain`s four nations after Brexit. It contains clauses ministers say are needed to protect Northern Ireland`s delicate status as part of the United Kingdom, but would also break international law in a "specific and limited" way. The House of Lords voted to strip those clauses from the bill in a series of defeats for the ruling Conservative Party. The government does not have a majority in the Lords and even some high-profile Conservative members opposed the clauses. "The government should see sense, accept the removal of these offending clauses, and start to rebuild our international reputation," said Angela Smith, the opposition Labour Party’s leader in the Lords. Far from backing down, however, the government said it would retable the contentious clauses when the bill returns to the House of Commons, where it had previously passed by 340 votes to 256. "We`ve been consistently clear that the clauses represent a legal safety net to protect the integrity of the UK`s internal market and the huge gains of the (Northern Ireland) peace process," a spokeswoman said. The publication of the bill in September provoked criticism with some saying it would wreck Britain`s international standing. Biden tweeted on Sept. 16 that anything which endangered the peace accord between the Irish republic and Northern Ireland would threaten Anglo-American trade. Johnson says the clauses are there to act as a safety net in case ongoing negotiations with the EU fail to work out how goods can flow between Britain, the British province of Northern Ireland, and across the open border with EU member Ireland. Many instead saw the bill as a negotiating gambit to win concessions from the EU in trade negotiations. Brussels has launched legal action against Britain over the proposals. "EU cannot ratify a new deal while U.K. is legislating to break a previous agreement," Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Twitter. "Trust & Good Faith Matters." The final wording of the bill has to be agreed by both houses, and typically the unelected Lords does not permanently block laws supported by the directly elected House of Commons. However, the clauses may no longer be needed if talks with the EU on how to make the Irish border work are successful.

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