Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said the Government would wait for the last coronavirus data on June 14 before deciding whether to proceed with the planned easing of lockdown a week later on June 21.
And he said it would be 'incumbent on any responsible government' to debate the mandatory vaccination of all NHS staff in future.
Regulators, he added, were still considering whether to offer jabs to children. The developments on Sunday came as a care boss said care homes were 'forgotten' during the 'dreadful' early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.