Boris Johnson warned "Christmas will be different this year" as he laid out the new rules which will replace the national coronavirus lockdown.
However he said he is working with other UK leaders for a limited relaxing of the restrictions over the festive period to allow families to meet up and celebrate together.The national lockdown in England ends on Wednesday December 2 and it will not be renewed the Prime Minister told MPs today.It will instead be replaced by a toughened tier system of local restrictions he told the Commons earlier.Tiers 2 and 3 of the revamped Covid Alert level system prohibit any mixing of households indoors.However Mr Johnson today said he understood people's yearning to be able to see their loved ones after a.