Announcement comes as PM prepares to lay out plan to combat Covid spread over Christmas

England will enter a strengthened three-tiered system of local restrictions when the national lockdown ends on 2 December, Downing Street has said. Boris Johnson is expected to detail his plan for winter, which includes details on how families can see their loved ones at Christmas, to MPs on Monday.

Related: Christmas in lockdown preferred by UK public over new restrictions in January

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