Boris Johnson vows he is ‘very optimistic & hopeful’ for June 21 reopening when all restrictions dropped

BORIS Johnson said today he was “very optimistic” and “hopeful” all restrictions could be lifted by June 21 as his roadmap predicts.

Speaking on a visit to a school today he said: “We can really look at that June 21 date with some optimism.”

The PM said he was optimistic about reopening in full and dropping all rules by the summer

He added: “I am very optimistic that we will be able to get there.”