{"id":19761,"date":"2021-06-14T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-prime-ministers-announcement-on-delay-to-step-4-in-england\/"},"modified":"2021-06-14T18:18:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:18:23","slug":"ukactive-responds-to-prime-ministers-announcement-on-delay-to-step-4-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-responds-to-prime-ministers-announcement-on-delay-to-step-4-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive responds to Prime Minister\u2019s announcement on delay to Step 4 in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ukactive has issued the following statement in response to the Government\u2019s decision today (14 June) to delay Step 4 and the relaxation of restrictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: \u201cWe respect the Government\u2019s safety considerations and the decision to delay the relaxing of restrictions in 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