The layers will be suspended for three to five days before Christmas to allow families to celebrate, but will be reinstated between January and March

Boris Johnson to announce three new and tighter levels of local restrictions after Dec. 2

Boris Johnson will outline a roadmap tomorrow to bring "normal life" back to Easter next year. This will leave "most people" unable to mix with family and friends before then, except for a brief period at Christmas.

The prime minister will confirm the end of the national lockdown on 2 December, but will announce plans for three new levels of local restrictions, all of which will be tougher than those of October.