England has become the only part of the UK to not introduce Covid restrictions from Boxing Day
It comes after minister for care, Gillian Keegan, told LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast that there is "uncertainty" around people making plans for New Year's Eve.
She said: "All I will say is there is uncertainty so if, you know, you cant change your plans quickly then maybe think about it. "We are trying to take a balanced and proportionate approach so that people can see their families over Christmas, to try and plan some stuff. "But of course it is difficult to anticipate because we don’t have that future data yet we have to get the data and we have to analyse it in real time."
Labour has pressed for decisions to be made as soon as possible, with shadow work and pensions secretary, Jon Ashworth, telling Sky News: "Businesses have got to make decisions about what stock to get in, in the run-up to New Year's Eve, so I think it would be reasonable for the Government to produce a road map, if you like, a plan of what they think may well be anticipated in terms of further restrictions post-Christmas so people know where we stand.
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