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Boris's lockdown gamble could spell big trouble for Labour

28 December 2021

10:12 PM

28 December 2021

10:12 PM

Has Boris Johnson just been thrown a lifeline by a devolution settlement that has caused nothing but trouble for UK prime ministers over the past 20 years?

The PM’s decision not to impose further restrictions on social mixing before New Year celebrations has been underlined in the public consciousness by the opposite choices of devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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