Pressed several times about whether a "plan C" of further restrictions would be necessary, Johnson said: "Throughout the pandemic I've been at great pains to stress to the public that we have to watch where the pandemic is going and we take whatever steps are necessary to protect public health.

"We think the steps that we are taking - so plan B, combined with a hugely ambitious acceleration of the booster campaign, bringing it forward by a month so we offer a booster to every adult by the end of the year - we think that's the right approach."

No 10 said about 750 troops have been mobilised to support the NHS with its vaccination programme, including medics, strategists and 50 military planning experts. Johnson's spokesman also insisted that people should have no worries about cancer appointments being cancelled for the vaccination programme.

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