‘Masking for trouble’: what the papers say about Johnson lifting Covid restrictions

Prime minister's announcement that most coronavirus rules will be scrapped is dissected by the press

Boris Johnson's announcement that most coronavirus restrictions will be lifted from 19 July - while acknowledging that new cases could reach 50,000 a day before then - dominates today's front pages.

The Guardian's top story, under the headline Johnson sweeps away lockdown restrictions in Covid-19 gamble", focuses on the PM raising the possibility of reintroducing restrictions in the autumn, warning the public not to go de-mob happy" and saying we will be helped by the arrival of summer and by the school holidays".