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The cost of Christmas: Boris Johnson faces dilemma on Covid rules

PM must decide whether to listen to Tory MPs or his scientific advisers on relaxing restrictions

When Boris Johnson ordered the phased reopening of England’s shops and schools in July after a gruelling three-month lockdown, he gave the public permission to hope for a “more significant return to normality” in time for Christmas.

Four months on, and as so often in this crisis, the prime minister’s optimism appears at best premature.

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