Matt Hancock hails vaccine milestone as ‘step towards freedom’

The health secretary has welcomed the news that all people in the top four priority groups have now been offered a coronavirus vaccine.

Matt Hancock said the milestone is a ‘little step towards freedom for us all’, but there is ‘no rest for the wicked’ and a lot more work to do.

This is a breaking story. More to follow.

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.

For more stories like this, check our news page.