As it happened: Encouraging trends mean Covid rules could end early, says PM - BBC News
The prime minister has faced Keir Starmer and other MPs in the Commons in the wake of his cabinet reshuffle.
Ministers had always said the rule on self-isolation could end before the planned date of 24 March.

The trends are positive - hospital cases are continuing to fall and the huge wave of infections caused by Omicron has not pushed overall deaths above what would normally be seen in winter.

But this decision has still taken most by surprise - as infection levels are still high and it's unclear what this will do to the spread of the virus.

It is, though, worth bearing in mind that not every infected person was self-isolating anyway.

This winter, the testing system has only picking up half of all infections - at the peak it was missing around an estimated 200,000 cases a day.

What's more, about one in five of those who test positive do not fully adhere to the self-isolation requirements.

The move is also likely to pave the way for the dismantling of the community testing system, with many experts believing tests will soon only be used in settings such as care homes and hospitals - or to deal with major outbreaks.

England is fast approaching the point where it treats Covid like any other respiratory illness.