Voters and Tory MPs last night urged Boris Johnson to rescue Christmas by exempting children from his ‘rule of six’. A Daily Mail poll showed more than four in ten support a U-turn on the policy, letting grandparents see their families over the festive season. Tory backbenchers savaged the ‘grotesque’ restriction which, from Monday, bans groups … Read more
How coronavirus is dividing Britain: Majority of people who followed social-distancing restrictions resent lockdown rule breakers as solidarity gives way to distrust, study finds Think tank Demos surveyed 10,061 adults in the UK between 31 July and 7 August Poll found 68% of those who did not break lockdown rules resent those who did The … Read more
Defiant parents in England have vowed to ignore controversial new measures limiting more than six people gathering together – including children. From Monday, the so-called ‘rule of six’ will come into force across the UK, with restrictions placed on the number of people meeting up both indoors and outdoors. However, only England will count children … Read more
The introduction of the six-person limit on gatherings in England on Monday could lead to the pubs sector suffering a ‘long and painful’ winter, one publican told This is Money. Ed Anderson, 45, a publican with three pubs in Cheltenham and 25 years of experience in the industry, said: ‘Unlike other businesses pub’s rents are … Read more
Beleaguered self-catering providers have been hit by swathes of cancellations after the Government made its rule of six announcement – while restaurants fear there will be no Christmas party trade. From Monday, new lockdown rules in England will mean no more than six people will be able to gather indoors or outdoors. The hospitality industry … Read more
Wales has introduced its own ‘rule of six’ limiting people meeting indoors in a bid to tackle rising coronavirus cases but, unlike England, children under 12 will not be included. First Minister Mark Drakeford also confirmed this morning that people will still be allowed to continue to meet in groups of 30 outdoors, insisting that … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the rule of six By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:25 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:25 BST, 11 September 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Boris Johnson‘s Covid clampdown has divided his Cabinet, it emerged last night. He faces a fierce Tory backlash over the contentious ‘rule of six’ that bans gatherings of seven or more from Monday. A string of senior ministers opposed the measure at a crunch meeting, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak among those to speak out. A … Read more
Holly Willoughby has lamented the new ‘six person rule’ as England prepares to face updates coronavirus restrictions on Monday following a spike in infections. Talking on Thursday’s This Morning, the host, 39, asked whether she was going to have to choose between her mother Lynne, 71, or father Terry, on Christmas due to having a family of … Read more
There was more gloom for the FTSE 250 as the Government’s ‘rule of six’ policy sent investors fleeing from pub, leisure and travel stocks. The mid-cap index fell for a second day as traders digested the news that crowds of more than six people meeting will be banned in England from Monday, to slow the … Read more