What’s happening to England? While much of the rest of the world imposes ever stricter ‘Covid’ restrictions – see Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Australia, Scotland, now even ‘Covid’ crazy extremist Labour Party calls for an end to lockdowns in England as government pledges to roll back ‘Plan B’

Labour signalled today that it would no longer back lockdowns, claiming that the country now has to ‘learn to live with Covid’.

Wes Streeting, the party’s health spokesman, announced that its approach changing ‘as the threat has changed’.

In an article for The Mail on Sunday, he wrote: ‘We know that the coronavirus is here to stay but, as Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, I don’t want to see our country in lockdown ever again.’

He added: ‘Learning to live well with Covid will prepare us to get through the next wave of infections without more restrictions on our lives, livelihoods and liberties.’

However, party sources made it clear last night that the policy switch would not stop Labour voting for restrictions made necessary by new virus variants.

Mr Streeting’s announcement comes just a month after Boris Johnson had to rely on Labour votes to pass pandemic restrictions in England, including controversial Covid passes for nightclubs and large venues and compulsory face masks in most indoor settings.

The Prime Minister faced a massive rebellion from his own side of 99 Tory MPs.

Mr Streeting wrote that Labour ‘saved his bacon’ by deciding to ‘put party politics aside before Christmas’.

Read more: What’s happening to England? While much of the rest of the world imposes ever stricter ‘Covid’ restrictions – see Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Australia, Scotland, now even ‘Covid’ crazy extremist Labour Party calls for an end to lockdowns in England as government pledges to roll back ‘Plan B’