Families of six can’t meet others

FAMILIES of six or more will be unable to meet with additional people together, the Environment Secretary has confirmed.

George Eustice admitted that the Government’s new policy, which allows individuals to meet in groups of up to six people from different households in parks on private gardens on Monday, will not help families of six or more who already reach the limit. He added that the Government “had to draw a line somewhere” and suggested a solution would be for some of the family members to go and meet grandparents or friends while the others stay at home.

Ms Eustice was asked by a member of the public called Claire whether her family of six would be able to meet other people together and extend their social circle under the new rules.

“We think that six is about a sensible level. We know that the risk of transmission outdoors is actually very low, but obviously if you’ve got lots of people crowded in a garden, if you’ve got two families of six crowded in, obviously that starts to be more difficult to maintain social distancing,” he replied on BBC Breakfast.

“If they are six on their own than the answer is these rules don’t help them very much if they want to meet as a full family.”