Whether there will be new Covid rules imposed before Christmas dominates Tuesday's front pages.
Many of the papers focus on government discussions over whether to impose further Covid restrictions in response to the Omicron variant. The I headlines on "Christmas lockdown blocked by Johnson and cabinet" as it says that ministers demanded more data on the impact of Omicron during an emergency meeting.
It quotes leader of the Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg who said that the government should trust people to make the right decisions, rather than imposing more restrictions.The Daily Mail goes even further saying "Rejoice! Xmas is looking safe". Cabinet sources say it is "almost certain" no new restrictions - which would have "ruined Christmas" - will be imposed before the big day, the paper reports.
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