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Minister 'wants to lift rule of six for Christmas and change it to a rule of 12'

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A Cabinet minister wants to temporarily change the 'rule of six' to a rule of 12 for Christmas, it is claimed. Business Secretary Alok Sharma backs a switch to give families "something to look forward to", the Mail on Sunday reported.

Such a change - previously suggested by some Tories - would allow families to see both sets of grandparents for Christmas dinner.

But it could prompt anger among those of other faiths after lockdown rules were brought in just before Muslim and Jewish holidays.

Contacted by the Mirror, a source close to Mr Sharma played down the report. The Mail on Sunday had quoted a source as saying: "Alok thinks people will need something to look forward to after the next couple of difficult months. "Doubling the rule for

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