The tightening of the rules in many areas in Scotland will inevitably lead to increased scrutiny of Boris Johnson's lockdown plans for England. Ms Sturgeon set out which areas in Scotland will face tighter coronavirus restrictions in a statement to MSPs in Holyrood this afternoon. 'People living elsewhere in Scotland mustn't travel to Level Three or Level Four areas except for essential purposes.' A jubilant Nicola Sturgeon immediately capitalised on the comments, made during a Zoom call with MPs, to claim Mr Johnson wanted to claw back control to Westminster. Mr Johnson has ruled out backing a new referendum, but there are fears that resisting will merely fuel separatist sentiment.

Source: Daily Mail November 17, 2020 14:42 UTC