Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 14:44
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BORIS Johnson today refused to rule out a third national lockdown after Christmas - and warned that the Covid infection rate was growing.
The PM said he hoped that England would not have to shut down once again - after Northern Ireland joined Wales in saying it would shut down from Boxing Day onwards.
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Brits will face even tougher restrictions in the New Year in Wales and Northern Ireland - and England may followCredit: PA:Press Association
The PM said today when quizzed over whether England would face a third lockdown: We re hoping very much that we will be able to avoid anything like that. But the reality is that the rates of infection have increased very much in the last few weeks.