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@SkyNews
is wrong. The announcements made by the PM apply to England only. The devolved governments have set their own restrictions and guidelines throughout the pandemic. Please stay safe and follow local guidance.
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BREAKING: PM confirms the UK will proceed to move to step three of the government's roadmap out of lockdown on Monday, but admits the new Indian variant could "pose a serious disruption" to the next stage of lockdown easing on 21 June.
#COVID19
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BREAKING: First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has announced a ban on anyone living in a
#COVID19
high risk area in England from entering Wales.
The travel ban will apply to those living in Tier 2 and Tier 3 areas.
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Several stories have been circulating tonight about the prospect of a 'national lockdown'. The nation this would affect is England. Two UK nations are already in lockdowns with decisions over their implementation resting with the devolved governments.
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The institution formally know as the National Assembly for Wales has changed its name and will from tomorrow be known as the Welsh Parliament/ Senedd Cymru.
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EXCL:
โข NHS staff face 'disgusting' 200% hike in hospital parking costs
โข Leaked letter reveals Trust plan to end free COVID parking and hit staff with massive hikes instead
โข One nurseโs permit cost will rise from ยฃ240 to ยฃ720
This is incorrect - Welsh guidelines state that you cannot meet up with people from other households for exercise, as in the first lockdown. Meeting one other person for exercise is allowed by the new Scottish and English regulations.
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Overall - measures across the UK now very similar to March but a couple of key exceptions and one massive difference
- childcare and support bubbles can stay
- you can meet one other person from one other household for outdoor exercise
Biggest differnence of all, vaccines exist
The 'Home Nations' includes Wales who have also qualified for this tournament. Wales coincidentally have the best win ratio of any nation at a Euros finals and have won more knock out games at a finals than England.
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This is misleading from
@SkyNews
. The PM announced a lockdown for England and not the UK. Incorrect information like this does not help the efforts to counteract the impact of COVID.
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End of day analysis.
The UK into a second lockdown. A huge u-turn, which is deeply uncomfortable for PM, but with the NHS on the brink he had little choice. Four weeks of lockdown but no guarantee restrictions can be lifted come Dec 2. Will it prove too little too late?
The Daily Mail has got this wrong. Wales has never been a principality, or a socialist republic for that matter. To be both at the same time would be quite an achievement.
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The ยฃ50 figure is England, not the UK. Wales is committing an extra ยฃ239 per pupil, Scotland around ยฃ200 per pupil and NI around ยฃ82.
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Language is a devoled issue with both English and Welsh holding equal legal status. In Wales, Public Services organisations are required to comply with Welsh language standards and provide some services bilingually.
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Boris Johnson says he wants everyone who moves to Britain "to be and to feel British ... and to learn English. That's the most important thing." He says there are "too many" parts of Britain where English is not people's first language "and that needs to change".
This report from
@UKLabour
refers to the "Welsh Assembly Government". This term has not been in use since 2011 and was removed from law in 2014. The Assembly was renamed the Senedd or Welsh Parliament in 2020.
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Rees-Moggs statement is not accurate. Police are organised on an England and Wales, Scottish, and Northern Irish basis. They are not UK wide police forces as he suggests.
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"I'm afraid that is what you get when you vote for socialists"
Commons leader and Conservative MP Jacob Rees Mogg says the Welsh government has created an "unconstitutional" border between England and Wales with its plans for a Covid travel ban
This is misleading. Pubs and Gyms are not open in Wales. Some services such as hairdressers have been open in Wales for a few weeks already.
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Shops, gyms, pubs and beauty salons welcome back customers in England and Wales for the first time in months, as Covid rules are eased
Monday's reopening in pictures
Wales is a country within the United Kingdom. A Principality is a territory that is governed by a Prince, the Prince of Wales does not have any constitutional authority over Wales, it is not a Principality.
@guardian
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This of course would apply to England as the Welsh, Scottish and NI water companies are already in public ownership or run on a not-for-profit model. And the ability of a UK government to alter this would be in question as
#thatsdevolved
.
@TwitterUK
have got this wrong. This news applies in England only. The devolved governments already had holiday hunger schemes in place.
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This
@thetimes
article is wrong. The institution has not been know as the Welsh Assembly for over a year. It is the Senedd or Welsh Parliament.
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If only there was some sort of national public broadcaster whose mission was to inform, educate, and occasionally even entertain. If such a broadcaster were effective, people would know how they were governed after 25 years. Sadly, it's not to be.
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Do you know who this is?
The face of Wales' new Labour leader may be one of the most recognisable in Cardiff Bay, but can people further afield identify Vaughan Gething correctly?
The response was mixed among people on the streets
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The phrase โBritish peopleโ used by
@10DowningStreet
is inaccurate as Boris Johnson can only change lockdown restrictions in England.
The Westminster government and
@BBCDanielS
need to provide clarification on this.
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This announcement will only impact schools in England, as education policy is devolved to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The
@Independent
need to make this distinction clearer in their reporting.
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This article is confusing. While referring to England throughout the article it uses 'UK' in the headline. There is no UK wide scheme with each nation having its own approach to test and trace.
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BREAKING:
@piersmorgan
offers to pay the parking tickets of any NHS health worker who gets fined during this crisis. Says he will be the one who goes into battle with authorities who enforce them.
Scotland and Wales both announced a moratorium on fracking in 2015, with fracking powers formally being devolved in 2017/18. The Welsh Government opposes fracking in Wales, whilst there is an โeffective banโ in Scotland
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Will scrap prescription charges in England*
Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland scrapped the charges in 2007, 2010, and 2011 respectively
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BREAKING: The next Labour government will scrap prescription charges. Because everyone deserves access to medicine, free of charge. With us? Add your name ๐
Speed limits are devolved and do not require consent from Westminster. Equally, Drakeford is elected separately to Starmer and does not require his consent legally or within Labours rulebook.
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Brummie is the worst accent in the UK, according to a 2014 YouGov study
These are all the British accents that got net unattractive scores:
Brummie: -53
Scouse: -33
Mancunian: -31
Cockney: -30
Glaswegian: -29
The term "Brits" is incorrect. The right to buy has been abolished in Scotland and Wales and is devolved in NI. These changes would only apply to England.
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The devolved governments, including "the Welsh chap"
@fmwales
@MarkDrakeford
, are able to run a different public health campaigns to that in England and do not have to follow the UK government.
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English local authorities and nhs spin teams also up in arms about being ordered to take down Stay Home messaging without clarity. Angry emails flying about insisting message will not be changed without further clarity. Burnham, Sturgeon and the Welsh chap already going public.
Not sure how
@10DowningStreet
plans to get those free schools in the devolved nations. Education is devovled and free/academy schools do not exist outside of England.
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We're announcing another 30 free schools for the UK in areas that particularly need them.
We are getting on with our priorities.
The priorities of the people.
Gavin Williamson is the English Educationย Secretary and as such does not have the power to open or close schools in the devolved nations.
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This article has several inaccuracies.
@guardian
mistakenly suggests the Conservative Westminster government sets education policy in Wales. Welsh education policy is devolved. It does identify that Scotland has a devolved education system
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Despite being an English football club, Chester FC have been told by the Welsh government to play their games behind closed doors as their home ground is in Wales ๐คฏ
The PM says Britons may only leave their homes:
๐นTo shop for essentials
๐นTo go to work "if you absolutely cannot work from home"
๐นTo exercise
๐นTo seek medical assistance
๐นTo get a Covid test
๐นTo escape domestic abuse
Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland benefit hugely from the Barnett Formula. This means that, if the Government spends money in England (ie London), they get an automatic top-up. This is why I have called for a Barnett Formula for the English regions.
"The British public have a clear desire to lead the world when it comes to improving recycling."
Environment Secretary Michael Gove says people want to play their part in "leaving our planet cleaner and greener and healthier".
PM Boris Johnson says in a pool interview on a trip to Wales that his lockdown easing announcement on Monday will be "based firmly on a cautious and prudent approach to coming out of lockdown".
This is incorrect. Local elections in Wales and Scotland will not require voter ID. There are also no local elections in Wales or Scotland in May.
There is also no voter ID required for Senedd or Scottish Parliament elections.
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Important
For the 1st time from May's local elections in Eng, Scot, Wales, u WON'T BE ALLOWED TO VOTE without ID
To help we've a new guide explaining what ID's needed & what to do if you don't have it
Pls share (inc offline) with those who may not have
Ofstead is not a UK body. It carries out inspections in England only. Education Scotland, Estyn in Wales, and Education and Training Inspectorate in NI carry out the equivalent role.
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We congratulate
@Adamprice
in becoming the new leader of Plaid Cymru, and also on getting his name changed to 'Simon'
Thanks for
@thetimes
for breaking this story
The majority of Johnson's plan outlined in this article applies to England only. The devolved governments are able to end or extend lockdown independently of England.
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Marcus Rashford, Jamie Oliver and Dame Emma Thompson and a host of others have written to the PM calling for a "an urgent comprehensive review into Free School Meal policy across the UK"
This
@BBCNews
article fails to make clear that any announcement by Johnson will apply to England. Wales and NI are already in firebreak lockdowns. The devolved governments have the powers to implement lockdowns independently of Westminster
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Catch-up funding per pupil:
๐ณ๐ฑ ยฃ2,500
๐บ๐ธ ยฃ1,600
๐ฌ๐ง ยฃ50
Oh, and the National Tutoring Programme will be run by an international outsourcing company so those ยฃ will disappear into the pockets of the shareholders of Randstad instead of helping our kids catch up with lost learning.
We're encouraging schools across the UK to celebrate One Britain One Nation Day on 25 June, when children can learn about our shared values of tolerance, kindness, pride and respect.
#OBONDAY21
@1Britain1Nation
For more information:
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@SkyNews
reference โtheโ education minister, however there is no single, UK wide education minister.
A poor effort that creates further confusion about devolution
Children in Cardiff are among tens of thousands striking for action on climate change today.
@BeckyJohnsonSky
speaks to some of the pupils making their voices heard.
More on
#SchoolStrike4Climate
here:
"I've not had that conversation with him, nor should I need to."
First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford tells
@PGMcNamara
that he did not consult Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer MP about lowering the speed limit on most Welsh residential roads to 20mph.
Britain's Children's Commissioner has called for an end to the "madness" of pupils having to self-isolate because a child has Covid.
Tim Loughton MP tells Mike the impact "will last for years at the most important developmental time in their lives."
@iancollinsuk
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@timloughton
A small point, but this would be a decision of the Senedd Commission, not the Welsh Government. The Senedd Commission is cross-party and does not have a Labour majority.
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Today we have lifted Plan B restrictions.
The UK, thanks to the success of our lightning speed booster rollout, continues to be one of the most open countries in Europe ๐ฌ๐ง๐
The pandemic has laid bare the shocking health disparities across the UK. This must change.
The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
@OHID
launches today, marking a new era of preventative healthcare to help people live healthier, longer lives.
This article states that all the homes in 'the land' could be offered energy saving upgrades. As housing is a devolved matter, the 'land' in question is England - something that should be made clear.
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This article contains misleading information. Education is devolved and therefore any information from the UK government briefing would apply to England only.
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Schools will not be reopened until UK is 'firmly the other side' of peak in Covid-19 cases, with no change to lockdown measures expected this week
Latest updates from UK Government daily briefing
Education is a devolved matter. The devolved governments have not set out a timeframe for all children returning to schools. Though in some cases, schools are open to children of key workers, some disabled children and free school meals recipients.
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As a rule, I generally try and stay away from "party politics." But I would like to assue all England based journalists, Twitter accounts, and poltics watchers who think they understand Welsh politics, that they 100% do not.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ NEW: Centre-left candidate Jeremy Miles has won the backing of a majority of Welsh Labour MSs.
๐ฉ Jeremy Miles: 17 (57%)
๐ช Vaughan Gething: 10 (33%)
Gething is a Blairite on the right of the party, while Miles is centre-left and is backed by left-wingers.