Clara Hill
Feb 23, 2021
Leon Neal/PA
Twitter became a hotspot for memes as the British public began celebrating Boris Johnson’s proposed date to lift all lockdown restrictions.
The prime minister yesterday revealed his planned roadmap out of lockdown, with schools being the first to open on 8 March.
At the earliest, the ‘stay at home’ instruction will change to ‘stay at home’ on 28 March. Salons, non-essential shops and pubs are planned to be reopened on 12 April.
If all goes well and cases continue to fall, 21 June could mark the complete lifting of social distancing rules.
This news, which would allow large-scale events to resume and nightclubs to reopen, led to outburst of joy after many months of isolation.
me coming for summer 2021 https://t.co/v4xRfHnaVp— Margz 🌙🧣 (@Margz 🌙🧣) 1614010313
Summer 2021 is the beginning of the Roaring Twenties for this century 👠👗🍸✨🌈— JK (@JK) 1614020927
Summer 2021 will be better than the summer we had in 2018 https://t.co/r2kOVOz7TZ— alcântara 🇲🇦 (@alcântara 🇲🇦) 1614021665
On the upside - we’ve all got time to get summer fit #Summer2021 https://t.co/grcn2gtBxf— Karen (@Karen) 1614017928
Looks like we will be getting married in August! Better lose some weight so I can get in my dress #Summer2021… https://t.co/teVWB3XHjh— Kayleigh Brooks-Harper (@Kayleigh Brooks-Harper) 1614021146
holiday booked for summer 2021, can’t wait ☀️🍹✈️ https://t.co/ahLcdS7tWO— josh (@josh) 1614015333
Going to start preparing now for my hangover on the 22nd June— Craig Vernazza (@Craig Vernazza) 1614011501
21st June - all number of socialising limits removed 22nd June - England v Czech Republic https://t.co/g1eERBqOoc— Gary Horwood (@Gary Horwood) 1614011193
If this ain’t my camera roll on the 21st of June then I don’t want it https://t.co/KoPpjEkdf5— cjsandiford (@cjsandiford) 1614011873
Waiting for the 21st June https://t.co/nD1brURco7— owen (@owen) 1614013628
Me on the 22nd June: https://t.co/ijI0IhVbDu— Fitting The 🅱️ill (@Fitting The 🅱️ill) 1614010695
My uk friends and family on June 21 https://t.co/g5H4KrZM0k— becca (@becca) 1614012229
June 21 https://t.co/E4nZg8Rw6D— Jordan 🦊 (@Jordan 🦊) 1614012151
Me booking all my hair & beauty appointments in time for the 21st of June https://t.co/lGogxE8Jtz— Kamila Zielinska (@Kamila Zielinska) 1614014599
Me the night before 21st June https://t.co/YEsMjG7iDA— Josh Asterley-Green (@Josh Asterley-Green) 1614014423
*june 21st* feels weird being out of lockdown now doesn’t it aha https://t.co/RrxgNNzrjN— taity (@taity) 1614009576
Zoom on the 21st of June https://t.co/VspvjjnFBy— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) 1614012611
Boris is saying night clubs could be open June 21st? Me on June 20 https://t.co/DxnILtjsox— L (@L) 1614008922
Me in the back to normality cue on June 21st. https://t.co/FHun514HCZ— Adrian Richards (@Adrian Richards) 1614014417
I have until the 21st of June to lose all this fat? https://t.co/bmF7X3psVX— :) (@:)) 1614010536
21st of June 2021, sometime just after lunch. https://t.co/BRZ2IAd9pU— Chris Olivant (@Chris Olivant) 1614009789
Me on my way to the club on the 21st June https://t.co/71BGLkA5rh— sharon mitchells stunning weave (@sharon mitchells stunning weave) 1614011522
Mr Johnson said the roadmap will “guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms”.
He told the House of Commons: “The threat remains substantial with the numbers in hospital only now beginning to fall below the peak of the first wave in April.”
He praised the contribution of the British public saying, adding: “We are able to take these steps because of the resolve of the British people and the extraordinary success of our NHS vaccinating more than 17.5 million people.”
But the prime minister ruled out quicker lifting of rules any earlier.
When everyone realises the 21st June is a Monday and your working the next day. 🤦🏼♂️ https://t.co/9ycp9DzvTg— Simon Priest (@Simon Priest) 1614014585
Getting the band back together ready for June 21st ... https://t.co/0utjprZYeH— Stav (@Stav) 1614013541
21st June when i’m being charged for being drunk and disorderly https://t.co/Rasnh9Aze4— Mitchy (@Mitchy) 1614013849
So... Week commencing 21st June, we can get on a sweaty Soho dance floor and erase the memory of those online Chris… https://t.co/9VV3ioebe6— Laura (@Laura) 1614013249
21st of June https://t.co/oqqQBRf8Ul— TheElderWand (@TheElderWand) 1614014573
All restrictions to be lifted 21st June, England v Czech Rep on 22nd June.. the scenes if this happens 🎉 https://t.co/FJjEgIEQn4— Suman Lidder (@Suman Lidder) 1614011608
Lockdown lifted 21 June. England vs Czech 22 June https://t.co/fD1IaCtSAq— Rio Beare (@Rio Beare) 1614012719
He said: “The chief medical officer is clear that moving any faster would mean acting before we know the impact of each step, which would increase the risk of us having to reverse course and reimpose restrictions, I wouldn’t take that risk”
8 March was selected to begin the lifting because it is the target date for all priority groups to receive their first vaccine dose.
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