{"id":1142187,"date":"2021-12-22T13:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1142187"},"modified":"2021-12-22T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:19:52","slug":"new-years-in-jeopardy-in-uk-as-circuit-breaker-lockdown-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-years-in-jeopardy-in-uk-as-circuit-breaker-lockdown-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years in Jeopardy in UK as \u2018Circuit Breaker\u2019 Lockdown Looms"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fnew-years-in-jeopardy-in-uk-as-circuit-breaker-lockdown-looms%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=1142187&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-1359162466-e1640177342315-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">New Year\u2019s Eve is in jeopardy across the UK, as the government reportedly considers forcing England into a two-week \u2018circuit breaker\u2019 lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations are in jeopardy in the United Kingdom, with the government reportedly looking at imposing a two-week lockdown in England shortly after Christmas.<\/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>The news comes amid&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/21\/boris-johnson-rules-out-christmas-lockdown-but-leaves-door-open-for-later-restrictions\/\">promises<\/a> from Prime Minister Boris Johnson there would be no lockdown for Christmas in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/politics\/17103380\/circuit-breaker-lockdown-restrictions-still-on-the-cards\/\">report<\/a> by&nbsp;<em>The Sun<\/em>, England could be put under lockdown as early as the 27th, with the Prime Minister set to make an announcement within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/uks-johnson-say-48-hours-whether-more-covid-rules-needed-the-sun-2021-12-21\/\">next 48 hours<\/a> regarding new measures.<\/p>\n<p>Sources meanwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/two-week-omicron-circuit-breaker-would-ban-meetings-indoors-pdg0bntjt\">told<\/a> the&nbsp;<em>Financial Times<\/em>&nbsp;that almost all indoor mixing would likely be banned under the new measures, and restaurants and bars would be limited to outdoor dining only.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The sources also reported however that Johnson wants to first assess the effects of restrictions already in place before imposing more measures.<\/p>\n<p>This is echoed by a Sky News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/covid-19-indoor-mixing-could-be-banned-under-two-week-circuit-breaker-to-curb-omicron-spread-reports-12498746\">report<\/a>, the broadcaster being told by a source that not enough was known yet about how effective boosters have been in limiting the spread of the omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News also reports that the source played down the possibility of a circuit-breaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any case, if things do become that bad, a circuit breaker wouldn\u2019t be the kind of thing we look at,\u201d the source is alleged to have said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpnX9o45pl\">https:\/\/t.co\/vpnX9o45pl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpnX9o45pl\">https:\/\/t.co\/vpnX9o45pl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1473352574984241152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>As the English public face having their New Year\u2019s celebrations cancelled, other parts of the UK have already announced restrictions for after Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland will implement&nbsp;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-59745262\">slew<\/a> of new lockdown measures which will come into force on December 26th. These include substantial curbs on the number of people allowed to attend events.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, traditional New Years events in Edinburgh have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59746201\">cancelled<\/a>, making it the second year in a row that festivities have not gone ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Wales meanwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/explainers-52530518\">will<\/a> completely ban spectators from sports, as well as close all nightclubs from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/wales\/2021-12-22\/rule-of-six-table-service-and-more-announced-in-new-wales-covid-rules\">26th<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Social distancing rules within shops and restaurants will also be reintroduced, along with rules mandating table service only for hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland meanwhile has not yet announced further restrictions, but ministers have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-northern-ireland-59749715\">confirmed<\/a> that \u201cadditional asks\u201d will be made of the public.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has already announced that all visits will be temporarily suspended from the 27th as a \u201ccautionary\u201d step, \u201cpending review\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year\u2019s Eve is in jeopardy across the UK, as the government reportedly considers forcing England into a two-week \u2018circuit breaker\u2019 lockdown. 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