Liz Kendall

A scientist who advises the government in coronavirus says he wants the Kingdom was in Lockdown earlier as The Delay had "cost a lot".

But the Prof John Edmunds , said data available in the March was "really very bad" to do it "very difficult".

health Secretary to Matt Hancock says the government "has The Right decisions at The Right time".

The comments come as the Prime Minister is set to announce further easing of closure measures for the 15 June.

Boris Johnson is expected to tell Cabinet about the additional changes on Tuesday.

It has also been shown, the PM plans a speech in the summer, from his vision of how the United Kingdom from the coronavirus crisis.

expected, his promise to "Level Up " the country and reach to attract new Conservative voters, who helped him to power in the December election.

Mr Hancock told The Bbc 's Andrew Marr that the government has a "very cautious and safety first" approach to a further easing of The Rules .

Labour's shadow foreign Minister, Lisa Nandy said that her party supports the easing of the blockade, but for improvements in the government test and trace system to ensure that it was safe and more help for those in isolation.

Mr Hancock also said the government had homes reached their goal this weekend of the provision of tests for all employees and residents of nursing.

But Labour's shadow minister for social care, Liz Kendall , said that the original commitment had been implemented for tests, were not only delivered to nursing homes, and accused the government of "acting too slowly".

Boris Johnson announced the closure on 23 March, with new restrictions added in April.

The Lockdown has already begun to be alleviated, with changes in the whole of the UK The Number of people you could meet, with the outside of your household, the entry into force of This Week , and the re-opening of the schools for some students in England.

a Further easing is open are due by 15 June in England, with non-essential retailers are allowed, and Places of worship allowed to open for private prayer.

, it is clear that The Virus is much more widespread than was realized in February and March.

It is estimated that by The Time the Lockdown was announced on 23 March, there were 100,000 new cases per day.

At The Time , testing and monitoring takes only a small fraction of them. If the scale of the Outbreak was realized, the scientists advise the government, urged on Lockdown Ministers and then agreed.

It is easy to criticise both the error of the Science and the decisions of the Minister in the review.

had moved to Other countries already, the Lockdown before the UK, but we stopped for a couple of weeks.

The Central question is, should we have known more at The Time , and we should have been better prepared?

This is likely to be pored over in a public inquiry at some point, and this is, without a doubt, mistakes have been Made - the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance , has admitted as much himself.

Downing Street said changes to the Lockdown measures in The Coming weeks, the government would be met depend on the five tests, in order to prevent a second peak in The Virus and stop it overwhelming the NHS.

the warranty of the R-number - The Number of people who are infected person, The Virus , remains on the bottom.

Speaking of Andrew Marr , Prof Edmunds warned that the R was "creeping" in some Places - with some reports suggesting it was about one in North-west England.

But Mr Steiner said the estimated R was "under a in each region", and the government, the "local action in The First instance would crack on all the local Outbreak " - including the re-introduction Lockdown measures.

The Labour mayor for the Greater Manchester and Liverpool, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotherham, said of the speech of the local lock be have "helpful", and accused the government of "unacceptable" behavior for the non-inclusion in the planning process.

she said if the government was in need of "determined to go" with the action "have significant support to be put in place" for the English regions, including local holidays, regulation and funding for the councils.

view, Prof Edmunds said it would be "very difficult to" pull The Trigger " for Lockdown earlier, say the data they had and the "situation awareness" was "really very bad".

But, he added: "I wish we had in Lockdown sooner. I think that has cost a lot of lives, unfortunately. "

Asked about the comments, Mr Hancock said: "I think we have to make The Right decisions at The Right time. "

The health Secretary said it was a "broad-spectrum... of the scientific Opinion " the government, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) and Prof Edmunds was one among More Than 100 members.

"We were guided by the Science , what it means, guided by The Balance of the Opinion , that - as an expression of the Minister of interior and Minister through The Chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser," he added.

"This is The Right way for him to have done. "

Source of news: bbc.com