Irish unable to fly home as Johnson cancels Christmas for London and south-east England

Last month four in ten Irish people living in the UK said they planned to come home for Christmas, but those in London now face difficult choices.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (PA)

Boris Johnson has cancelled Christmas for millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said that a new coronavirus variant is spreading more rapidly.

The British prime minister announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into a new Tier 4 – effectively returning to the lockdown rules of November.