Deputy prime minister offers reassurance over gatherings as government faces record rebellion
Further Covid restrictions between Christmas and New Year are under discussion in government, Dominic Raab has said, but stressed he believed plan B measures should be enough to allow people to spend the season with loved ones.
Raab’s comments came as Boris Johnson faces the biggest rebellion of his premiership, with at least 80 Tory MPs planning to vote against the restrictions, which include additional mask-wearing and Covid passes for large events.
