The UK government has revealed its plans to hand power over issues previously governed by the EU to the devolved administrations after the post-Brexit transition period lapses in December.
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a comprehensive easing of lockdown restrictions in the country, with pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and holiday accommodation allowed to reopen from July 15.
The Leaders Council has reported that Nicola Sturgeon is to announce the latest relaxation in lockdown measures as Scotland moves to the second phase of lockdown later today.
Downing Street has said that a review into the existing two-metre social distancing guidelines is underway and is set to be completed “in the coming weeks”, but it is unclear whether its findings will be published by July 4 when pubs and restaurants are set to reopen in England.
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford, have written a joint letter to the prime minister asking the government to reconsider its stance on extending the post-Brexit transition period beyond the end of the year.
The UK has recorded its lowest daily increase in the number of deaths linked to Covid-19 since before the lockdown came into force on March 23, after 55 people died in the 24 hours leading up to 17:00 BST on Sunday.
Following two days of no recorded Covid-19 deaths in Scotland, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has hinted that restrictions could be relaxed further from June 18.
London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people throughout the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing has been impacting the daily life of UK citizens.
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