Furious Nicola Sturgeon today laid into Boris Johnson over plans to ease lockdown – warning that ditching ‘stay at home’ guidance at this point would be ‘catastrophic’. The First Minister took an axe to the UK’s united front on coronavirus as she insisted there can be no loosening at all for at least another week … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland’s provisional ‘exit strategy’ from the coronavirus lockdown. The First Minister released a 27-page plan for how the loosening might happen north of the border, days before the PM is expected to unveil his ‘road map’ on Sunday. She said her preference was for the … Read more
Yesterday Scotland’s First Minister issued advice on the Scottish Government’s website calling for members of the public to wear face coverings. This morning George Eustice told Dan Walker that Public Health England remains sceptical regarding the value of face masks. The Conservative MP stated that face coverings have a limited impact in preventing the coronavirus … Read more
“My decisions will be driven by what is best to tackle this virus and reduce its harms. “We are working well as four nations, the virus doesn’t respect the border between Scotland and England, and England and Wales so we must make sure we try and align our decision making as much as possible but … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon will today pile pressure on the UK government to set out a plan for easing the coronavirus lockdown as the Scottish First Minister publishes her own strategy for getting back to normal. The Scottish government will publish a paper later today containing guidelines which Ms Sturgeon hopes will help chart a way forward … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today appeared to confirm that the UK will be staying in a state of coronavirus lockdown for the foreseeable future as she said: ‘We must stick with it.’ The UK government is due to make a decision on whether to extend social distancing restrictions beyond an initial period of three weeks by the … Read more
Humiliated Nicola Sturgeon today admitted that the resignation of Scotland’s chief medical officer for flouting her own lockdown rules will damage the coronavirus response. The Scottish First Minister said it was ‘far from idea’ to have lost the expertise of Dr Catherine Calderwood – who twice drove to a second home in defiance of the crucial guidelines. … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scotland that life ‘shouldn’t feel normal right now’ as she blasted people who were endangering lives by flouting anti-coronavirus measures. The First Minister said that social distancing measures were ‘not optional’ as Scots joined other Brits in widespread civil disobedience amid demands that people stay at home as much as possible. It … Read more