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Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisting calls to cancel Christmas as talks resume with UK nations

Cabinet secretary Michael Gove will hold further talks with the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to discuss a review of the plans

By

Emily Nicolle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appear before MPs in the House of Commons in the afternoon to address the backlash from health experts over the Christmas rules, following a joint editorial from the UKs two leading medical journals The British Medical Journal and Health Service Journal which called the plans rash and said they would cost many lives.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appear before MPs in the House of Commons in the afternoon to address the backlash from health experts over the Christmas rules, following a joint editorial from the UKs two leading medical journals The British Medical Journal and Health Service Journal which called the plans rash and said they would cost many lives. Photo: Getty Images

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting calls to cancel the government’s planned relaxation of Covid-19 rules over Christmas, amid increasing concern over mixing between households during the period.

Talks are ongoing between leaders of the four devolved nations and cabinet office secretary Michael Gove regarding a potential review of the plans, with a second call scheduled for the morning of 16 December.

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