Covid: Minister 'hopes' Christmas relaxations won't lead to January lockdown

A senior Cabinet minister has said he hopes the relaxation of coronavirus rules at Christmas won't lead to a rise in Covid-19 cases that force the UK into another lockdown in January. Robert Jenrick urged the public to be cautious at Christmas, with Boris Johnson confirming at Prime Minister's Questions that the rules would not change, saying all four UK nations had agreed to continue 'in principle' with the easing of restrictions. But the communities secretary added that Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty 'has been very clear that there are risks of families coming together and people need to be very careful'.