The easing of the lockdown will be welcomed by households across England.
This is an important milestone on the journey back to normal life. It means friends can be reunited and families can once again see relatives they have been separated from.
Shops will soon start to reopen and Premier League football is coming back.
The fact we have reached this stage is a tribute to the resilience and sacrifices by the vast majority of the country.
It is a shame the same dedication has not been shown by those in the Government.
The UK has the highest death rate of any comparable nation. Boris Johnson promised we would have a world-beating test-and-trace programme in place by June 1.
As it stands, it is unlikely to be fully operational until the end of next month.
The missteps and mistakes by ministers stand in contrast to the huge collective effort made by the public.
Ruled out
If you are a rule maker, you shouldn’t be a rule breaker.
That concept is understood by everyone apart from the occupants of No10.
Dominic Cummings “may” have breached lockdown laws by travelling to Barnard Castle.
Anyone with an ounce of dignity would have realised this would be a resignation matter.
Any PM who cared about standards in public life would have regarded this as a sackable offence. Yet Cummings is refusing to quit and Johnson is too shameless to sack him.
One senior Tory MP fears if the public take their lead from Cummings, there is a risk lives will be lost.
The fact Johnson cannot understand this is as appalling as his failure to recognise right from wrong.
Late kick-off
After a break longer even than a VAR decision, football is finally coming back.
The Premier League returns on June 17 – something to cheer whoever you support.
