Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Jeremy Hunt has warned that Boris Johnson may be forced to reimpose lockdown restrictions if coronavirus cases continue rising into the autumn.
As statutory controls in England will end on Monday, the former health secretary said the NHS is facing a "very serious" situation with rapidly increasing numbers of hospital admissions. “The warning light on the NHS dashboard is not flashing amber, it is flashing red,” he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. READ MORE: Met Office issues urgent warning amid high UV levels this weekend Mr Hunt, who is chairman of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee, said the way people behave as legal requirements end