Why everyone’s talking about a ‘Covid Christmas’

Boris Johnson fails to rule out potential festive disruptions after introducing new limit on social gatherings

Boris Johnson
Government refuses to rule out potential festive disruptions after introducing new law on gatherings 
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The coronavirus pandemic has left Brits with little to celebrate this year, and now Christmas may be “cancelled” too, after Downing Street confirmed a blanket ban on social gatherings of more than six people.

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