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@s785
Nah - from that link "If the traffic light changes from green to amber and you cannot safely stop before the first stop line, you may cross the line but must stop before the second stop line (Highway Code rule 178)."
You're still obliged to stop at the first line, if safe to do so, on yellow or red, and not doing so is an offence.
The met are simplifying it because it's a relatively new thing and so few people understand anyway.