News

UK lockdown roadmap: Green light for Step 3 — here’s what’s next

Reopening plans continue. Here's what they mean for businesses.

Monday 10 May 2021 at 16:11

From 17 May groups of up to six will be able to dine indoors
From 17 May groups of up to six will be able to dine indoors Photo: Daniel Leal/Getty Images

The government has confirmed that the UK will move on to the next stage of its economic reopening.

Under Step 3 of the lockdown roadmap, "all but the most high-risk sectors will be able to reopen" as of 17 March, as the UK's Covid alert level was downgraded from 4 to 3.