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Distraught families told they could hug loved ones in care homes at Christmas fear a betrayal by officials.
A string of councils and major care home groups are refusing to follow new national rules stating that everyone should get meaningful visits from their families.
Some people have already been told they can t see relatives in care over the festive period – not even to wave at them through a window.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, Boris Johnson s pledge that all care home residents will be able to hug loved ones by then hangs in the balance.
Sarah Jackson with her mother Mary Garbe. Sarah s mother went into a BUPA care home in July - and that was the last time she saw her face-to-face.