Boris Johnson br Announces , Phased End to br England Lockdown.br The U.K. Prime Minister laid out his br four-step plan to open England on Monday.br The discovery of a more contagiousbr U.K. variant of the coronavirus led to a br severe lockdown in the nation beginning on Jan. 4.br Johnson's plan would br allow for England's economy br to reopen in large part by the br beginning of the summer.br However, Johnson was adamant that br reopening will be dictated by "data not dates.".br There is ... no credible route to abr Zero Covid Britain or indeed a br Zero Covid World ... , Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, via CNN.br ... and we cannot persist indefinitely with restrictions that debilitate our economy, our physical and mental well-being, and the life chances of br our children, Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, via CNN.br Johnson referred to his four-step plan as a br "roadmap" that should be br "cautious but also irreversible.".