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The scientist whose modelling led to the original UK lockdown has said it would be a political judgment whether restrictions on households mixing should be relaxed over Christmas.
Prof Neil Ferguson said policymakers would have to balance the benefits of allowing family members from different households to mix indoors against the potential risks, which he said were “likely to be limited”.
