Britons spend as UK relaxes lockdown; banks raise growth forecasts

Published Mon, Apr 19, 2021 · 05:50 AM

London

A RELIEVED Britain burst back to action in the past week after the government began to accelerate lockdown relaxations, sending thousands of people out into the streets and the spring weather.

It was party time in sunny weather as both the young and old rushed to the pubs and spent millions of pounds at shops, restaurants and hairdressers. Crowds milled around Oxford Street in London and scores of other high streets around the country.

The aim of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government is that a "step by step" relaxation strategy will prevent another Covid-19 wave and renewed lockdowns.

The hope is that 42.1 million vaccinations, including 9.4 million people…