An MP is calling for the restrictions on numbers of mourners at funerals in Oldham to be relaxed
An MP has called on the health secretary to relax some coronavirus restrictions and allow up to 30 people to attend funerals in Oldham.Jim McMahon, who represents Oldham West and Royton, has written to Matt Hancock asking him to increase the numbers of mourners at funerals.The MP has also asked that residents should be allowed to meet their friends and family outside as long as social distancing is in place.In his letter to Matt Hancock, the Oldham MP states that ‘there is real confusion about the complexity of the rules applied to differing areas’.He specifically highlights the funeral restrictions, which are different in both Bolton and Oldham to the rest of Greater Manchester.In Bolton only six people can attend a funeral, while this is