{"id":1168735,"date":"2021-12-29T09:49:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1168735"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:49:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:49:45","slug":"england-expecting-influx-of-covid-refugees-seeking-lockdown-free-fun-for-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/england-expecting-influx-of-covid-refugees-seeking-lockdown-free-fun-for-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"England Expecting Influx of \u2018Covid Refugees\u2019 Seeking Lockdown-Free Fun For New Year&#039;s Eve"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fengland-expecting-influx-of-covid-refugees-seeking-lockdown-free-fun-for-new-years-eve%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=1168735&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-1329439551-e1640775206852-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Regional border areas in England are to brace for influx of \u2018Covid refugees\u2019 from Scotland and Wales, where anti-party restrictions are in place this New Year\u2019s eve, reports claim.<\/p>\n<p>Following strict coronavirus restrictions imposed in Scotland and Wales, \u201cthousands\u201d of New Year revellers are expected to travel to English border \u2018party hotspots\u2019, such as Bristol or Newcastle to celebrate the New Year.<\/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 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorisJohnson\/status\/1475551613343485953?s=20\">announced<\/a> on the 27th of December&nbsp;that there will be \u201cno new restrictions introduced in England before the New Year\u201d, reassuring businesses that they would not miss out on one of their most lucrative nights of the year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the government has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/27\/glad-tidings-england-escapes-any-new-lockdown-rules-for-new-years-eve\/\">maintained<\/a> that this does not mean there won\u2019t be a return to restrictions in the future.<\/p>\n<p>This is a stark contrast from Scotland and Wales whose First Ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have already imposed strict coronavirus regulations on their nations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Nicola Sturgeon\u2019s Scottish National Party-run&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/27\/boxing-day-covid-restrictions-implemented\/\">Scotland<\/a> has seen nightclubs close from December 27th and also a ban on more than three households meeting at venues that serve alcohol. Scottish venues that serve alcohol will only be permitted to do so via table service.<\/p>\n<p>These restrictions will scupper New Year\u2019s Eve plans in Scotland, as well as Hogmanay which is an end of year festival specific to Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Labour\u2019s Mark Drakeford the First Minister of Wales has taken an even harsher approach to restrictions, banning nightclubs from the 26th of November, limiting numbers of people meeting in hospitality settings to six people \u2013 even if they are all from the same household \u2013 and bringing back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10349571\/Revellers-Wales-Scotland-plan-cross-borders-England-celebrate-weekend.html\">mandatory<\/a> face masks in venues.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart has seen dozens of people claiming to be residents of Scotland and Wales on social media voice anger at their respective leaders, while stating they will be going into England to celebrate the New Year. The Daily Mail, likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10349571\/Revellers-Wales-Scotland-plan-cross-borders-England-celebrate-weekend.html\">reports<\/a> that \u201cpubs in England brace for New Year invasion from across the borders\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While the restrictions in Scotland and Wales will scupper their hospitality industries \u2014 on one of the busiest nights of the year \u2014 English publicans and club owners are likely to take full advantage of the \u2018Covid refugees\u2019 on New Year\u2019s Eve, after two years of lockdowns and restrictions affecting their businesses.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glad Tidings! England Escapes Any New Lockdown Rules for New Year\u2019s Eve<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W7w4TErDEf\">https:\/\/t.co\/W7w4TErDEf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1475528054516690945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Due to devolution in the UK, brought in by Labour\u2019s former Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have devolved powers which grant them the ability to pass legislation, such as coronavirus restrictions, within their region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>There are no hard borders or quarantine requirements between UK nations, so revellers are free to move across them without showing any identification as normal.<\/p>\n<p>There are also strict rules imposed on Northern Ireland, however due to the sea border, it is less likely that as many \u2018Covid refugees\u2019 will be coming to the mainland to celebrate New Year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKLabour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@uklabour<\/a> for you  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pzeO4DYc1U\">https:\/\/t.co\/pzeO4DYc1U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Jenkinson MP (@markjenkinsonmp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markjenkinsonmp\/status\/1475822991829311495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>In response to seeing some of the more extreme restrictions in Wales, Conservative MP Mark Jenkinson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markjenkinsonmp\/status\/1475822991829311495?s=20\">tweeted<\/a> a \u2018wilted rose\u2019 emoji followed by \u201c[that\u2019s] Labour for you\u201d. The rose is the symbol of the UK Labour movement.<\/p>\n<p>New Year\u2019s resolutions to get healthier may also be in jeopardy in Wales. Volunteer fitness group Parkrun has had to postpone its 5km events in Wales following Mark Drakeford\u2019s decision to limit outside gatherings to fifty people.<\/p>\n<p>UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted in response to this news: \u201cParkrun has helped so many people improve their health across the UK. I can\u2019t see how restricting outdoor exercise in this way is justified or proportionate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative MP Tom Hunt took a more direct approach with Drakeford commenting:&nbsp;\u201cWhat an absolutely ludicrous decision by Drakeford. And not the first one either\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What an absolutely ludicrous decision by Drakeford. And not the first one either. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RufBxqZlZi\">https:\/\/t.co\/RufBxqZlZi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Hunt MP (@tomhunt1988) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomhunt1988\/status\/1475894781997993992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regional border areas in England are to brace for influx of \u2018Covid refugees\u2019 from Scotland and Wales, where anti-party restrictions are in place this New Year\u2019s eve, reports claim. 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