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Nicola Sturgeon has appeared on BBC Radio Scotland this morning to answer listeners’ questions, and press home her plea to Scots to stay at home. She said:
Sturgeon acknowledged that there are “big mental health implications of what we’re asking people to do right now”, adding:
Ten people have now died in Scotland, and Sturgeon said that the country was moving into surveillance testing to give a more accurate picture of infections.
Addressing listeners’ concerns on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland, she responded to many questions about a variety of roles where workers are still on the job, including postal workers, those on building sites.
Asked about workers in rural areas, especially those returning to islands to help with lambing, she said that the rules applied across the country, and continued to urge people not to flock to the remote Scottish countryside
Sturgeon was also praised for maintaining a sense of humour after she retweeted a clip from the voice-over comic Janey Godley offered a more robust interpretation of her ‘stay at home’ advice.
All jury trials in England and Wales will be put on hold as part of the ongoing efforts to halt the spread of Covid-19. We’ve got more details in a story here.All jury trials in England and Wales will be put on hold as part of the ongoing efforts to halt the spread of Covid-19. We’ve got more details in a story here.
Here is the full guidance issued this morning to courts by the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett. And here is an extract from what he is saying:Here is the full guidance issued this morning to courts by the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett. And here is an extract from what he is saying:
This is from Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor.This is from Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor.
The government is effectively nationalising the state’s railways for a temporary period, it has been announced, my colleague Ben Quinn reports. He has more details here.The government is effectively nationalising the state’s railways for a temporary period, it has been announced, my colleague Ben Quinn reports. He has more details here.
This is from the BBC’s Faisal Islam, whose tweet contains a link to the government press release giving details of the announcement.This is from the BBC’s Faisal Islam, whose tweet contains a link to the government press release giving details of the announcement.
And this is from Grant Shapps, the transport secretary.And this is from Grant Shapps, the transport secretary.
Good morning. There is a common theme on today’s newspaper front pages, which largely splash on what Boris Johnson said at his coronavirus press conference yesterday and which sum up his message like this:Good morning. There is a common theme on today’s newspaper front pages, which largely splash on what Boris Johnson said at his coronavirus press conference yesterday and which sum up his message like this:
Here is my colleague Peter Walker’s story with the full details.Here is my colleague Peter Walker’s story with the full details.
Johnson, who has been accused of muddling the government’s messaging over social distancing (more on that soon) was reluctant yesterday to sound too critical of people who had gone to parks and outdoor spaces at the weekend and ignored the advice to say at least two metres away from other people. But this morning, in an interview on the Today programme, Matt Hancock, the health secretary, was much blunter. They were being “very selfish”, he said. Asked why people were ignoring the guidance, he replied:Johnson, who has been accused of muddling the government’s messaging over social distancing (more on that soon) was reluctant yesterday to sound too critical of people who had gone to parks and outdoor spaces at the weekend and ignored the advice to say at least two metres away from other people. But this morning, in an interview on the Today programme, Matt Hancock, the health secretary, was much blunter. They were being “very selfish”, he said. Asked why people were ignoring the guidance, he replied:
I will post more from his interview soon.I will post more from his interview soon.
Here is the agenda for the day.Here is the agenda for the day.
11am: Downing Street lobby briefing.11am: Downing Street lobby briefing.
2.30pm: Priti Patel, the home secretary, takes questions in the Commons.2.30pm: Priti Patel, the home secretary, takes questions in the Commons.
After 3.30pm: MPs debate the coronavirus emergency powers bill. It is due to pass all its Commons stages by the end of the day.After 3.30pm: MPs debate the coronavirus emergency powers bill. It is due to pass all its Commons stages by the end of the day.
Afternoon: The government is expected to hold its daily coronavirus press conference.Afternoon: The government is expected to hold its daily coronavirus press conference.
We will be covering all UK coronavirus developments, as well as any non-coronavirus political developments (if there are any). You can read all the latest Guardian coronavirus articles here, you can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here and here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news.We will be covering all UK coronavirus developments, as well as any non-coronavirus political developments (if there are any). You can read all the latest Guardian coronavirus articles here, you can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here and here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news.
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