{"id":1125274,"date":"2021-12-16T13:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125274"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:13:44","slug":"dutch-pm-tells-public-not-to-cuddle-grandkids-as-christmas-is-cancelled-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-pm-tells-public-not-to-cuddle-grandkids-as-christmas-is-cancelled-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch PM Tells Public Not to Cuddle Grandkids as Christmas Is Cancelled in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdutch-pm-tells-public-not-to-cuddle-grandkids-as-christmas-is-cancelled-in-the-netherlands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1227704710-1-e1639575267234-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Christmas has been cancelled in the Netherlands, with the Dutch prime minister telling the public they cannot cuddle their grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told the Dutch public that there would be \u201cno cuddling the grandkids\u201d this Christmas after the government effectively cancelled Christmas in The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Lockdown restrictions in the country were extended by the government on Tuesday, and are now only set to expire after the holidays on January 14th.<\/p>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/nieuws\/1162405383\/kabinet-nederland-moet-zich-schrap-zetten-voor-omicronvariant\">to<\/a>&nbsp;<em>De Telegraaf<\/em>, the extended measures include the so-called \u201cavondlockdown\u201d or \u201cevening lockdown\u201d, which forces restaurants, caf\u00e9s, and non-essential retail to close between the times of 5pm and 5am. Supermarkets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/mark-rutte-christmas-cuddling-grandkids-dutch-coronavirus\/\">meanwhile<\/a> are only allowed to remain open until 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also requested for schools to close a week early, with primary schools to be closed for the holidays from Monday, and that people work from home where possible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the message we wanted to bring at Christmas,\u201d the prime minister told the public. \u201cAt the same time, it can\u2019t be a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his demand that there be \u201cno cuddling the grandkids beneath the Christmas tree\u201d for grandparents, Rutte was conciliatory but unapologetic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that this is a bitter message,\u201d <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/mark-rutte-christmas-cuddling-grandkids-dutch-coronavirus\/\">reports<\/a> the PM as saying. \u201cBut it is absolutely necessary to minimize contact between kids and the elderly.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2881355932203\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Europe Erupts Against Lockdowns, Vax Mandates with Protests in Rome, Vienna, Netherlands <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gxrS4AHym8\">https:\/\/t.co\/gxrS4AHym8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1462433116300189709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Netherlands has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/21\/watch-europe-erupts-in-protest-against-lockdowns-vax-mandates\/\">heavy resistance<\/a> to imposed lockdown measures previously, with Mark Rutte\u2019s reimposition of restrictions preceding violent uproar last month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The nation was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/20\/two-shot-police-open-fire-rotterdam-lockdown-protests-turn-violent\/\">first<\/a> European country to reimplement lockdown restrictions, with Rutte also suggesting that narrowing the use of Covid passes to only those who are vaccinated or recovered might be required to curb case numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-lockdown riots have since become an increasingly familiar sight on Dutch streets, with violent protests taking place in cities and towns across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Police have repeatedly been a target of protesters, being pelted with rocks and fireworks, while two protesters were shot by the police during a violent protest in Rotterdam last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.7142857142857\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Delingpole: Democracy Is Dead in the UK \u2013 and Everywhere <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NQ9XY6rQTU\">https:\/\/t.co\/NQ9XY6rQTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1471064994716524554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, MPs in the United Kingdom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/14\/tory-rebels-crushed-by-combined-weight-of-government-and-opposition-in-uk-lockdown-vote\/\">voted<\/a> on Tuesday to implement further Covid restrictions in England. This includes the mandatory use of internal coronavirus passes for nightclubs and large events.<\/p>\n<p>While 96 party backbenchers rebelled against the Conservative government, the largest ever during Boris Johnson\u2019s tenure as prime minister, the measures easily passed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/14\/boris-relies-on-labour-votes-to-pass-draconian-covid-passes-legislation\/\">support<\/a> of the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/13\/uk-health-secretary-covid-passes-will-be-cancelled-unless-you-get-a-booster-jab\/\">threatening<\/a> to narrow eligibility for internal passes within the country, requiring people to be boosted against the Chinese coronavirus in order to bypass lateral flow tests required for the cert.<\/p>\n<p>A timeframe for the narrowing has not yet been published, but Health Secretary Sajid Javid has told parliament that three jabs will be a requirement \u201conce all adults have had a reasonable chance to get their booster jab\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas has been cancelled in the Netherlands, with the Dutch prime minister telling the public they cannot cuddle their grandchildren. 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