People will “see a difference” when England’s national lockdown ends next week, Rishi Sunak has said, despite an expectation that most of the country will be under Tier 2.

At around 11.30am today (Thursday November 26), Health Secretary Matt Hancock will outline which tier each local authority in England will fall under after the end of the national lockdown.

The Chancellor told Sky News: “Whichever tier you’re in I think people will see a tangible change.

“That said, things are obviously not normal and I can’t pretend that next week things are going to feel like they were before the spring.”

Mr Sunak also confirmed that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead a press conference in Downing Street later on Thursday.