We finally have a road map, but can the government stick to its plan to have most of England

leave lockdown by the end of June?

I'm Jessica Elgott, Deputy Political Editor of the Guardian, and this is Politics Weekly.

When I'm travelling on a one-way road to freedom, and we can begin safely to restart

our lives and do it with confidence, and I want to be frank about exactly what that means

and the trade-offs involved.

Boris Johnson is optimistic.

Setting out the exit schedule on Monday, he outlined the four phases up to June 21 with

five weeks between each, emphasising the need to follow the data, not dates.

But the Conservatives are split, with some arguing that England should open up quicker.

And on the flip side, 40 opposition MPs bat calls by the Labour MP Richard Bergen to adopt

a zero Covid strategy, something Boris Johnson quickly shot down as an impossible task.

So has the government got the balance right this time?

And now we wait for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to present his budget next week, outlining

the next steps forward, as the pandemic continues to widen inequality in the UK society, it's

now Sunak's responsibility to try and cater for those left behind.

But given the $400 billion deficit looming in the background, how will the Chancellor

attempt to balance the books?

All that and more in this week's Politics Weekly.

A day after setting out that all important road map, Boris Johnson told some school

children that he quit journalism for politics, because he felt guilty about abusing or attacking

people.

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