A Conservative former health secretary has said Boris Johnson should have scrapped plans for lockdown easing over Christmas.
Andrew Lansley, who was health chief under David Cameron, admitted his view may make him sound like the Grinch. But he said it was "wrong" for household mixing to be allowed for five days over the Christmas period.
Asked if he thought the loosening of restrictions was an error, he said: "Yeah. Makes me feel like the Grinch. But I think the short answer is yes, I think it was wrong." He added: "Well, in truth, I wonder whether we might not have been better, having perhaps a relaxation on things like non essential shops and so on, as he's planned and enabling hairdressers in gyms and other some other services to be