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Across the country Brits have been warned throughout the pandemic not to meet up in groups of more than six.
To allow families to get together and celebrate the festive period the restrictions will be relaxed on December 23.
Up to three households will be allowed to meet for five days and form a super-bubble .
With coronavirus cases starting to surge across the country again, the Prime Minister has been urged to now scrap the plans.
The Labour leader s demand for an emergency meeting of COBRA comes as London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has also said a rethink might be needed.
Across the country Brits have been warned throughout the pandemic not to meet up in groups of more than six.
To allow families to get together and celebrate the festive period the restrictions will be relaxed on December 23.
Up to three households will be allowed to meet for five days and form a super-bubble .
With coronavirus cases starting to surge across the country again, the Prime Minister has been urged to now scrap the plans.
The Labour leader s demand for an emergency meeting of COBRA comes as London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has also said a rethink might be needed.
Plans for all four UK nations to have the same rules at Christmas were thrown into total disarray last night as politicians gave diverging views on what people can and cannot do.
In the face of a surge in coronavirus cases the leaders of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland met over the past two days, and decided against altering the laws.
Under terms agreed last month three households can meet in festive bubbles without social distancing between December 23 and 28.
The laws to permit people to mix to an extent over Christmas stayed the same yesterday - initially - but rifts in the advice across the four nations quickly emerged.
Before the call, Ms Sturgeon said: “I do think there is a case for us looking at whether we tighten the flexibilities, both in terms of duration and numbers of people meeting.”
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said the current plans were a “hard-won agreement” that should “not lightly be put aside”. Meanwhile in Downing Street, Mr Johnson told the weekly Cabinet meeting that coronavirus infections were surging in areas such as the South-east of England.
He said: “We are now seeing significant rises.”
After the meeting, Mr Johnson’s spokesman said: “Our intention to allow families and friends to meet up over the Christmas period remains.”