UK Covid: second vaccine doses accelerated as Indian variant threatens easing – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister announces acceleration of vaccination programme as Indian variant threatens June lockdown easing

• India variant could seriously disrupt lifting of lockdown, says PM
• UK to allow surge vaccination' in Covid hotspots hit by Indian variant
• Analysis: India variant could lead to serious third wave of Covid in UK
• What can England do to combat the Indian Covid variant?

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