Here's when lockdown could end in England - according to latest government advice

Boris Johnson will address Parliament this morning - here’s what he might say (Photo by Hannah McKay - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

On January 4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England was entering a third lockdown period.

He ordered the country to stay indoors other than for limited exceptions and bowed to significant pressure to order primary schools, secondaries and colleges to move to remote teaching for the majority of students from Tuesday.

The Prime Minister warned: “the weeks ahead will be the hardest yet but I really do believe that we’re entering the last phase of the struggle, because with every jab that goes into our arms we’re tilting the odds against Covid and in favour of the British people.”

But how long could England be placed under strict lockdown restrictions?

When did the new lockdown period start in England?

The restrictions came into force at midnight on the morning of January 5.

How long will lockdown last?

England was placed under lockdown for an initial period of six weeks.