BORIS JOHNSON said England’s schools would reopen “as fast as possible” today as he faced Tory pressure to set out a timetable for pupils to return.

The Prime Minister said the government would be “looking at the potential of relaxing some measures” as England’s lockdown restrictions are reviewed on February 15 but could not guarantee that pupils would return to classes before Easter.

“There’s nothing I want to do more than reopen schools, I’ve fought to keep schools open for as long as I possibly could,” Mr Johnson said.