BRITONS have been told they will need to make a "careful judgement" about visiting elderly relatives over Christmas as he suggested Covid rules could be relaxed over the festive period.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson this afternoon made the comments as he said the Government would publish guidance for those who are clinically extremely vulnerable on how to manage the risks in each tier.

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The PM told MPs in the House of Commons that the Government is working on a time-limited Christmas dispensation with the devolved administrations.

He acknowledged that it was "precious" for families across the UK to spend time with "loved ones" in the next few weeks.

He said: “I can’t say that Christmas will be normal this year, but in a period of adversity time spent with loved ones is even more precious for people of all faiths and none.

“We all want some kind of Christmas, we need it, we certainly feel we deserve it. But what we don’t want is to throw caution to the winds and allow the virus to flare up again, forcing us all back into lockdown in January.

“So to allow families to come together, while minimising the risk, we’re working with the devolved administrations on a special time-limited Christmas dispensation, embracing the whole of the United Kingdom.”

He said families will need to make a “careful judgement” about visiting elderly relatives over Christmas.

He told MPs: “This virus is obviously not going to grant a Christmas truce, it doesn’t know it’s Christmas and families will need to make a careful judgement about the risk of visiting elderly relatives.

“We will be publishing guidance for those who are clinically extremely vulnerable on how to manage the risks in each tier as well as over Christmas.”