| Dear Reader,
There’s no overstating the importance of today, with Boris Johnson setting out Britain’s path out of lockdown in what the Prime Minister hopes will be an irreversible fashion. You can follow all the latest news and analysis on our liveblog as the PM addresses Parliament, and then the nation. You can also find a clear and up to date explanation of the plan here.
It wasn’t a middle-aged actress in a swimsuit that set self-consciousness raging across the country last week, but the 47-year-old nature and adventure documentary presenter Steve Backshall. Approaching his half-century, Mr Backshall has a body that men half his age would envy, so how did he manage it? Guy Kelly uncovers the answers.
Brexit is done and dusted, but the negotiations with the EU will never end so long as we are neighbours. That gives plenty of grist for those still intent on debating our departure, but might it be time to move on? Julie Burchill thinks so and asks in her column when Remainers will stop “sulking” and accept that they were wrong all along.
Finally, the latest film to receive a Covid-induced small screen debut is To Olivia, about the personal life of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal. Simon Heffer reviews the film and says, despite the odd bending of the truth, the masterful lead performances, including Hugh Bonneville’s utterly convincing turn as Dahl with a sinister streak, make it worth viewing.
Chris
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