Gyms and non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends next month, the prime minister has announced.
Boris Johnson told the Commons that the three-tiered regional measures will return from 2 December, but he added that each tier will be toughened.
The current lockdown will end just after midnight on Wednesday 2 December. After that, the following will apply to all areas:
- Shops, gyms and personal care services will all reopen
- Collective worship, weddings and outdoor sports will resume
- People will no longer be limited to seeing one other person outdoors
- The rule of six will apply in outdoor public spaces
- Non-essential foreign travel allowed, subject to quarantine rules
There will be different rules for pubs and spectator sports in the different tiers.
For pubs:
- In tier one, they will be able to open until 23:00 GMT, with last orders at 22:00
- In tier two, they can only open if they serve substantial meals. Alcohol can be served with that meal
- In tier three, hospitality venues must close apart from delivery and takeaway
The full breakdown of the latest announcement is available here
