Dominic Raab confirms you can meet your family

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52612449

So you could meet up with your mum, dad and siblings in one day as long as you meet them outdoors, maintain a 2m distance and meet them separately.

This is very confusing. I thought what Boris said last night was what people were supposed to do. But no, there's all sorts of extra stuff.
Glad I'm in Scotland and can just watch the drama play out tbh (while enjoying my extra slot of exercise)

I saw a family member to drop off essentials, funnily enough I managed to resist hugging them with relative ease.
This virus has demonstrated how thick large numbers of the population are.
Back to the question I assume there's some mix up about 'within households' and 'within homes' as they're keen to stress that you must not enter anyone else's house but can potentially sit 2 meters away on a bench. Will be waiting until further clarification before we change our habits.

My personal take home message is that sex in the park is fine as long as I can find a dildo that’s 2m long or more

I wish they would clarify on partners who live apart.

Its NOT difficult. As PP have said you often wont be able to resist giving relatives a quick hug and are you going to control your little ones who will want to run up and hug them!

There are some on MN who really dont get it! Some saying that if they have to go to work they will jolly well go and see elderly relatives!

That will show em! Its going to see parents and staying with them for hours on end, using their facilities in the house, even staying with them overnight. That is what will increase the R rate.

They corrected it and said no you can’t it’s just one person you can meet outside 2m apart.

As a PP said, when the restrictions ease that will be my time to hide away and await.

I agree there are plenty of people who lack common sense.

BUT, I am so fed up of this. We've been isolating, DM has been isolating. Why the hell can't I go and visit her? Struggling to find a reason!

Yet another government clusterfuck. Johnson should have produced his 50 page document as the initial announcement so that as much details as possible would be available from the outset, and should have given at least a few days' notice of defined dates for the first stage of relaxation. Instead, he chose to go on telly for 10 minutes and issue a bit of vague, contradictory waffle, followed by sending people like Raab out to confuse things yet further. Why the Foreign Secretary anyway? Surely if anything it should be someone like Hancock or Patel (though we all know why they like to keep Patel away from interviews).

It's increasingly frightening that people this useless are in charge.

Can you imagine arranging to see your Mum or adult child in the park or wherever and not automatically hugging them?

Yes, easily. I very rarely hug my mum and if we all know it's at 2m distance i would hope adults would have some self control. It is more difficult with children of course.

Can you imagine arranging to see your Mum or adult child in the park or wherever and not automatically hugging them?

Yes.

Not that I will be doing this anyway. I’m pregnant and intend to stay away from everyone for a long time - I’ve got enough complications as it is.

I Know it’s really, really hard for a lot of people and I know I am quite a cold person anyway, but I’ve been on longer holidays without seeing my family.

SIL has been in tears on the phone to anyone who will listen since a week in bereft that she can’t see PIL. I don’t understand it at all - but do realise that people are different.

you must not enter anyone else's house and apparently garden too. You can meet your relative in a park but if your grandson arrives with shopping and to check you're OK, you mustn't speak to him when he's in the garden.

but can potentially sit 2 meters away on a bench That would be some bench!

@MereDintofPandiculation yes we have them in our local park, they're very nice actually.

So more people on the roads or walking out and about to get to parks to meet family as you can't stand at the end of a drive/garden. Makes sense