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Scotland’s way ahead Nicola Sturgeon made several announcements today ahead of a full roadmap out of lockdown she expects to present next week. Addressing MSPs in Holyrood she said: Schools would reopen from February 22, starting with limited primary and secondary age groups No other years would return to face-to-face teaching before March 15 Scottish … Read more
What are each of the UK’s nations planning? ENGLAND: Boris Johnson is due to announce lockdown-easing roadmap, including details on phased return of schools, on February 22. SCOTLAND: Nicola Sturgeon confirmed Scottish schools will start to reopen on February 22. WALES: Primary schools will begin the process of reopening next Monday as Mark Drakeford announces … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon will today announce whether more children can return to Scottish schools – six days before Boris Johnson tells pupils in England when they can expect to be back in classes Under the plans, all children in early learning and childcare would return Pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 3 would also be allowed … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE the England-Scotland border if Boris Johnson fails to adopt her tougher hotel quarantine rules for ALL travellers to go into isolation All international arrivals in Scotland must self-isolate in Government hotels But in England hotel quarantine only applies to arrivals from ‘red list’ countries Scottish government concerned people may fly … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon pushes for border checks after ‘deeply disappointing’ talks with Westminster to enforce Scotland’s tough quarantine measures broke down All passengers flying into Scotland forced to quarantine in a hotel for ten days In England people only have to do this if they arrive from ‘red list’ of 33 countries Fears travellers from lower … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned of vaccine shortages due to Pfizer issues today despite No10 insisting it is ‘confident’ the UK has enough. The First Minister said that the number of appointments being offered north of the border could be scaled back, blaming high uptake and Pfizer manufacturing problems. Ms Sturgeon told her daily briefing that the … Read more
Under-fire Nicola Sturgeon yesterday repeatedly refused to say if she would quit if proven to have breached strict rules she signs off herself. The First Minister was asked three times whether she would stand down if she broke the Scottish ministerial code in relation to meetings with Alex Salmond about harassment complaints – but refused … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon was facing fury today after her Government demanded English authorities quarantine all travellers flying into England if they were planning to go to Scotland. The First Minister was accused of trying to extend Scottish laws south of the border with the demand that would force England to lock people up in hotels for … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s plans for Scottish independence were dealt a savage blow today as a new study revealed leaving the UK would damage the nation’s economy more than Brexit – and rejoining the EU would make little difference. The economic damage from leaving both unions would be the equivalent of an income loss of between £2,000 … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon gave Scottish schools the green light to start reopening after half term next month as she suggested the country could start exiting lockdown at the start of March. Primary, nursery and some secondary pupils will head back to class from February 22 if the coronavirus rate is low enough, the First Minister told … Read more