Lockdown changes in England from next week will be "very limited", Boris Johnson's spokesman has confirmed.
The prime minister will use "maximum caution" when starting to ease some of the strict social distancing measures that have been in force for seven weeks during the coronavirus crisis, his spokesman said.
He told reporters on Thursday: "We are at a critical moment in the fight against the virus and we will not do anything that risks the progress the British public has made.
More than 30,000 people have died with COVID-19 in the UK - the highest number of deaths in Europe.
Mr Johnson revealed at Prime Minister's Questions this week he wants to "get going" with tweaking some lockdown measures from Monday.
But Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the stay at home message will be extended for another three weeks and insisted she won't be pressured into changing anything too early that would be "very, very risky".
Measures in Wales and Northern Ireland will be decided by the devolved governments in each nation.
Mr Johnson gathered senior ministers for a video call on Thursday to discuss his thinking ahead of a TV address to the nation on Sunday about how life may change now the peak of deaths appears to have passed.
His spokesman said he told the cabinet: "We are not going to do anything that could risk a second peak.
"We will proceed with maximum caution, closely track impact of easing measures and will not hesitate to change track if required."
As part of the changes, Mr Johnson is preparing to amend the "stay at home" slogan and relax the one-exercise-a day limit.
With summer approaching, he may give the go-ahead to picnics, trips to the park and outings in the countryside.
But English primary schools are unlikely to re-open until the end of May, secondary schools not before the end of June and it could be the end of August before pubs and restaurants open their doors again.
Mr Johnson is expected to field questions from MPs about his plan on Monday next week.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman said he and other opposition leaders held a "constructive" call with the prime minister but pressed for "a national consensus on the next phase".
Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader claimed briefings about the strategy had bred confusion and led people to think wrongly changes had come into effect before the Bank Holiday weekend.
"If his commitment to the four nations of the UK is to mean anything, the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments must agree to any changes to the current approach," she said.
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