What is a local lockdown and could it happen in Scotland?

Boris Johnson is expected to visit Scotland within days as senior Tories “panic” over the future of the UK. The Prime Minister wants to address growing support for independence, as shown by recent polls.

Boris Jonhson has played down the prospect of a second national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.The Prime Minister said authorities across the country were getting better at identifying and isolating local outbreaks.He said he would not want to use powers to enforce a second UK lockdown, any more than Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent.Although he added it was important that the power to order national action was held in reserve.Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "I can’t

Boris Johnson has said "the Union has proved its worth" during the coronavirus pandemic despite rising support for Scottish independence in recent months.The Prime Minister praised "the might of the UK Treasury" for setting up the furlough scheme that has seen hundreds of thousands of Scots kept in employment during lockdown.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference today, Johnson also claimed there had been "very close collaboration" between the four nations of the UK in responding to the

“power surge” to Scotland as he prepared to publish legislation for a UK internal market to replace the EU Single Market.

SNP works best 'under pressure' as the minority leader in Scotland. Harvie told the PA news agency that the ruling party could 'get lazy' if it formed a majority administration.

coronavirus, Boris Johnson is set to announce later today.The new legislation has divided the government and will not come into force until Friday, July 24 – raising fears over the virus spreading in the next 10 days.It comes more than a week after Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, announced face coverings would be compulsory in shops in Scotland – rules which came into force on Friday (July 10).As The Guardian reports, only 36% of people in the UK currently wear a face mask in

Sturgeon has blasted reported UK Government plans to hold on to a key economic lever after the Brexit transition period.It has been claimed Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not devolve control over ‘state aid’, which allows Governments to subsidise companies.The First Minister tweeted this morning: “This would be a full scale assault on devolution - a blatant move to erode the powers of the Scottish Parliament in key areas.

Boris Johnson has urged millions of Britons to go back to work if they can - after months of telling them to work from home.The Prime Minister said people should 'try to lead their lives more normally' as restrictions are eased after months of lockdown.And he hinted that stricter rules on wearing face coverings in public places may be introduced in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.In an online question and answer session with the public, Mr Johnson said: "I want people to go back to

theatre industry by the UK government. The promised £1.57 billion of help in a long-awaited rescue package from Boris Johnson has been described as the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture.

Scottish independence is on the rise as voters back Nicola Sturgeon's response to the global pandemic ahead of Boris Johnson, a new poll has found. The percentage of Scots who say they would vote Yes at a future IndyRef2 now stands at 54 per cent - just one point lower than the total achieved by the No campaign in 2014.

Nicola Sturgeon wants to "build a wall" between Scotland and England, Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed. It follows a comment made by Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that "there is no border between Scotland and England" - which was mocked by the SNP - after Sturgeon failed to rule out "border checks" on English visitors in order to help save lives during the pandemic.

government guidance against non essential trips. Stanley Johnson boasted of his travels from England to Bulgaria and on to Greece on social media for everyone to see.

Natasha Jagger asks healthcare professionals and academics why binge-watching is often our first solutionNew Year’s Eve seems a long time ago now – when we were celebrating the end of 2019 and looking forward to a 2020 that seemed full of promise. Coronavirus, sadly, had other ideas.

coronavirus cases. The Midlands city could potentially see the first local lockdown in the UK after it was revealed 658 new cases were recorded in the region in the two weeks to June 16.On a visit to a construction site in west London on Monday morning, the Prime Minister said: "We are concerned about Leicester, we are concerned about any local outbreak."I want to stress to people that we are not out of the woods yet.

coronavirus restrictions. At her briefing yesterday, Sturgeon said there will be "further details on the timing".