Yes, this is illegal in the UK.

We're all criminals now. Such are the '20s.

With the trajectory our political system is on, a few more months of this and the outcome where the guy with the gun pulls the trigger may well be preferable.

The main escape valve at the moment is that the regulations aren't being enforced.

Actually with Covid it might really be illegal to go get tea with your mother in some places, assuming you don't live with her.