Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds to take part in 'give someone a bell' campaign to tackle loneliness

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Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds will join up to half a million people volunteering to "give someone a bell" in a bid to tackle loneliness at Christmas.

Organisers say their campaign is needed more than ever after Christmas bubble plans were scrapped for most of the country. Almost half a million people have signed up after Mary Beggs-Reid from Harrogate in North Yorkshire had the idea of ringing a bell on Christmas Eve,or ‘giving someone a bell’ on if they’re likely to be alone.

Many thousands more people are likely to be spending Christmas on their own after new restrictions came into force at the eleventh hour. "We have been dealt a blow just before Christmas," Mary posted on her Facebook page. "For some it will not change anything but