West Yorkshire to move to toughest Covid restrictions – as it happened
by Jessica Murray (now); Lucy Campbell, Damien Gayle from Science | The Guardian on (#59NDT)
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The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, is under growing pressure to implement a pre- and post- Christmas lockdown to allow families to meet over the festive period, the Telegraph has reported.
The article cites sources close to the government saying current restrictions don't go far enough, and tighter restrictions on the run up to Christmas would get on top of the numbers" and allow people to meet in homes.
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