British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is unlikely to impose further coronavirus restrictions before Christmas after delaying a decision on Monday. One minute around the Atlantis - The Palm - Dubai Copy video url Play / Pause Mute / Unmute Report a problem Language Mox Player The prime minister called a cabinet meeting this afternoon to discuss the latest data on the spread of the Omicron variant and whether a two-week circuit breaker banning indoor mixing was needed. Speaking after a cabinet that ran for over three hours, Johnson said that he would wait until the data was clearer before taking further action. “But we will not exclude going further if we have to to protect the public”. Johnson said the government was monitoring the data hour by hour but appears to have pushed any potential new restrictions to next week. He has also pledged to recall parliament if he decides to implement further restrictions, a process that takes 48 hours. — Agencies