{"id":130790,"date":"2021-07-01T09:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T09:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=130790"},"modified":"2021-07-01T09:08:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T09:08:19","slug":"freedom-day-will-go-ahead-on-july-19-as-boris-johnson-and-new-health-sec-sajid-javid-are-committed-to-opening-up-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/freedom-day-will-go-ahead-on-july-19-as-boris-johnson-and-new-health-sec-sajid-javid-are-committed-to-opening-up-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Day WILL go ahead on July 19 as Boris Johnson and new Health Sec Sajid Javid are 'committed' to opening up UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREEDOM Day is set to go ahead on July 19 because both Boris Johnson and new Health Secretary Sajid Javid are "committed" to unlocking Britain.<\/p>\n

Cabinet minister Kwasi Kwarteng said the pair want to see restrictions "fully" dropped on that date thanks to the success of the vaccine rollout.<\/p>\n

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And he insisted the data on the effectiveness of the jabs against the Delta variant is "very encouraging" meaning the end of lockdown can go ahead.<\/p>\n

The Business Secretary appeared to suggest the replacement of Matt Hancock with Mr Javid has bolstered Freedom Day hopes.<\/p>\n

He said: "July 19 is something which the PM has been committed to.<\/p>\n

"I was very pleased to see the new Health Secretary Sajid Javid also mentioned that date.<\/p>\n

"I am fully committed to reopening fully on that date."<\/p>\n

Mr Kwarteng said the success of the vaccination campaign means Britain can reopen again despite spiralling cases of the Delta variant.<\/p>\n

He said: "We look at hospitalisation rates, because obviously the NHS has to take the strain of that.<\/p>\n

"And we're also looking at infection rates to see how quickly the virus is spreading.<\/p>\n

"But people who have had double doses are very much protected against the virus and the information that we're seeing is very encouraging."<\/p>\n


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Mr Hancock, who resigned after being caught flouting Covid rules with lover Gina Coladangelo, was a well-known lockdown dove.<\/p>\n

In contrast it is thought Mr Javid, an ex Chancellor, is keen to get the economy going again and help businesses.<\/p>\n

And today Mr Kwarteng defended the Government's decision to exempt some business travellers from quarantine rules.<\/p>\n

He said Britain needs to be open to travelling executives if it's to attract investment and create jobs.<\/p>\n

And he pointed out French leader Emmanuel Macron is already on manoeuvres trying to steal a march on global rivals.<\/p>\n

The Business Secretary was speaking from Sunderland, where car maker Nissan is ploughing \u00a31bn into a new car battery factory.<\/p>\n

Its investment will create 1,600 highly paid jobs and a further 4,600 in the supply chain. <\/p>\n

Asked why businessmen can avoid quarantine while some Brits still can't attend funerals, he said: "It's a really, really difficult set of choices.<\/p>\n

"I have to think about thousands of people who need employment. The prosperity of this country depends on inward investment as it always has."<\/p>\n

He added: "The difficulty is that all around the world people are competing for investment.<\/p>\n

"You're not telling me that I should sit idly by while President Macron attracts huge amounts of investment and creates jobs into France?<\/p>\n

"It's a competitive system global system that we have and Britain has to compete to attract investment."<\/p>\n