nicola sturgeon in scotland and mark dra keford sturgeon in scotland and mark drakeford in wales havermonious uk wide approach, but four years in the uk, we have had significant devolution of powers. to the constituent nations of the united kingdom. in scotland, they have control over their own education system, healthcare system, housing, some financial measures. and even though so farduring financial measures. and even though so far during this lockdown, we have seen almost complete alignment between the nations of the uk, i think you are beginning to see the potential at least for that to start to soften a bit. as the leaders of scotland, wales and northern ireland look at their own transmission rates of this virus and work out, what is in ourown of this virus and work out, what is in our own best interests here? i think there was a lot of concern, particularly in scotland a few days ago when they looked at the british press previewing what looked like a significant relaxing of rules when the prime minister makes his announcement on sunday, that is not going to happen now by all ac

despite that, the welsh first minister, mark dra keford, wa nts welsh first minister, mark dra kefordlsh first minister, mark drakeford, wants to take an incredibly cautious approach to all of this. his big focus is not taking any risk that the reproduction rate in wales will rise at all. but, as you say, we will find out the details tomorrow when he makes his statement. emma vardy, in belfast, water the plants likely to be there? ministers have been discussing all week here how to lift restrictions. previously the first minister, arlene foster, said restrictions might be lifted in northern ireland ata might be lifted in northern ireland at a different pace to other parts of the uk. they have agreed face coverings will be used in some form as part of this plan, but we will not get to see the full road map they have decided on until next week. the political tension for northern ireland through all of this has been over the question of how much they should be an all ireland approach to this with sinn fein, the largest irish nationalist party leading towards wanting to follow dublin's pl

now we hear that mark dra keford was applied to england. until that address had been made that the message stay home had now been changed by borisjohnson to stay alert. there is frustration accumulating because mark drakeford says there has been not a reluctance but there hadn‘t been any discussion between the devolved administrations in the first three weeks and it came to the end and they had to rush to make meetings on whether anything was going to change. in wales, libraries have reopened, garden centres have reopened, people can go out more than once a day but crucially different to in england. people can only go at locally in wales whereas in england they can travel. the message then was, what if people travel from england to wales ? if people travel from england to wales? the welsh government made it clear that if people do so they will be fined and sent back. the other big talking point as schools. the other big argument with unions today, of whether schools will be ready to reopen on the ist ofjune. the welsh government has said th

mark drakeford mark dra keford there, mark drakeford there, the first minister of wales.nt spoke to us about what other measures would be put in place. garden centres could reopen, people could go out to exercise more than once a day, differently dinky, borisjohnson said people could go in theircars, go borisjohnson said people could go in their cars, go further afield to exercise, the welsh government said thatis exercise, the welsh government said that is not the case in wales, we are being more stringent with restrictions, people have to exercise locally, people cannot stay away from their own home overnight. this has caused some confusion amongst the public, when boris johnson made his announcement on sunday, there was frustration by the welsh government that borisjohnson did not make it clear that his changes were referring to just england alone, it's the welsh government that made the changes, that make the decisions about what happens here in wales and i've said anyone crossing the border into wales will be turned back and will be fined if they are deemed to be tra

explain more about what mark dra keford has been explain more about what mark drakeford has been outliningdrakeford has been outlining? in the last hour he has set out what he has called small and modest changes. anyone expecting a grander unlock will be disappointed. it is barely a twist of the key. what we will have in wales from monday onwards are just three changes, possibly noteworthy the fact that people can go outside to exercise as much as they want, not just go outside to exercise as much as they want, notjust once a day, based on the idea that the transmission of coronavirus is pretty limited in outdoor spaces. the other two measures, garden centres the other two measures, garden ce ntres ca n the other two measures, garden centres can begin to reopen and cancel clinically start to plan the reopening of light present recycling centres, but everything else impacting on schools and workplaces states the same. the stay at home message remains in place, whatever mood music we made here from england. the welsh government can make it own decision unlocked and, of course, and by doing i

we have heard from nicola sturgeon and mark dra keford we have heard from nicola sturgeon and mark drakeford from the prime minister on sunday. here is our political correspondent. on a bank holiday, these streets would be full. not today, lockdown restrictions have been extended. but political leaders are looking very cautiously to what comes next and in wales, the rules with willing tweaked, starting monday. to allow people to go outside to exercise more than once a day, but we will strengthen our regulations to make it clear that that exercise must be local. our second plan, change for the regulation, will be to allow garden centres to open, provided the two metre social distancing rules can be applied. thirdly, we oppose changing the regulations to allow local authorities to begin planning how safely to re—open libraries and municipal recycling centres. on sunday, the prime minister will set out a plan for a gradual easing of restrictions in england to move the uk towards a new normal. but his government's been accused of allowing mixed messages to develop, after borisjohnson told the ho

mark drakeford mark dra keford speaking mark drakeford speaking in the last hour and mark drakeford speakingst hour and a half or so. in scotland, which is also maintaining a ‘stay at home' message, the first minister nicola sturgeon said any changes to lockdown would depend on the scientific evidence. we will continue to monitor the evidence very closely on an ongoing basis. as we hopefully see more evidence of a downward trend in the virus, we will then consider further changes, but we will do so on a very careful and gradual basis. when we know that lives are at stake and we have learned that every day over these past seven or eight weeks as i have set up here day in and day out and read out numbers of people had died, we do know that lives are at sta ke died, we do know that lives are at stake with this virus. for as long as that continues to be the case, i am going to continue to air on the side of caution. air on the side of saving lives and reducing the number of people who might die unnecessarily and i hope i have your continued understanding in doing that. however, ialso continued u

minister has promised a cautious route out of lockdown, that he says ‘puts people's health first.‘ mark draed what he called a ‘traffic light‘ system, but warned he couldn‘t give a clear timetable for when restrictions would be lifted. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. what would a second wave of the pandemic bring to a place like aberystwyth? largely sheltered from the first, in this county, they‘ve had the lowest infection rate in wales. the national lockdown arrived just in time to save us. at the local hospital, they feel they‘ve been spared for now. the lockdown slowed the spread of the virus from east to west, but lifting it could mean they would be hit much harder. it would not take a large number of cases to take up all our resources. so, we certainly survive on a limited bed base. we also have a limited number of physicians. we‘re not close to other hospitals to bring people, staff, physicians, nursing staff from elsewhere if there was to be a major outbreak amongst the staff. the plan set out for wales today means aberyst prom will remain empty for now. it‘s a road m

mark dra keford highlighted the latest figures from the office for national statistics.virus is having the greatest impact on those with the fewest resources. it will deepen the inequalities already entrenched by a decade of austerity. and this impact may be more intense and wales due to the age profile of our population and the higher level deprivation in some of our communities. as we made clear in the framework for recovery document published on the 24th of april, it would be a key factor and our plans of coming out of lockdown. as in parliaments elsewhere in the uk, the focus was on testing for the virus. first minister, i am pleased to see the welsh government has changed its policy on testing in care homes and moving forward all staff and residents in care homes where covid—i9 detected will now be tested. last week you told us there was no clinical value in extending the tests further and clearly now that clinical value has now been found. you know i raise this issue with the chief medical officer but the people of wales deserve to know what clinical evidence the w

is something the welsh first minister mark drakeford this is something the welsh first minister mark drathe welsh first minister mark drakeford has been talking about on bbc breakfast. have a listen. it's inevitable that we have to fine tune that approach to meet the different circumstances of different parts of the united kingdom, but i think that we will move forward in the same basic way then, as i say, making sure that that approach works in the detail in the different parts of the united kingdom. that is the welsh first minister. we will get the english approach from borisjohnson tomorrow will get the english approach from boris johnson tomorrow night will get the english approach from borisjohnson tomorrow night point 7pm. but i think broadly, the picture from downing street is the changes will be very minimal, they will take a very cautious approach. we keep putting ministers talking about a road map, which to me suggest tomorrow is actually about sketching out how the future might look and what steps could be taken further down the line, finding the new normal we are all hearing

mark dra keford accepted extraordinary powers were being used.hat it is true that in wales, people aren't aware of devolution. it is certainly true of people outside wales and in london appear to have woken up from a 20—year sleep. local authorities in northern ireland are to get access tojust over £20 million in emergency covid—19 funding from the executive. councils are still carrying out essential work but have lost income from sectors like leisure and tourism. the new funding will help cover costs between now and the end ofjune. northern ireland's communities minister said the executive had agreed to an "immediate intervention" to avoid a cash crisis. the losses sustained to date are such a magnitude that councils will soon be unable to meet their financial liabilities. the executive again yesterday agreed to make funding available of £20.3 million to my department, for local councils to alleviate these financial pressures. this intervention will provide relief to our local councils, to protect the delivery of front line services during this

disposal sites open today, and the first minister, mark drakeford, also and the first minister, mark drang and the first minister, mark drakeford, also saying that people can go out to exercise more than once a day as long as they stay local with members of their own household. now, there has been criticism from most welsh politicians after that address by borisjohnson, they feel that politicians after that address by boris johnson, they feel that mr johnson did not make it clear to the public that those easing of restrictions was made for england only and not to the rest of the uk. the first minister made his address oi'i the first minister made his address on friday, as i mentioned. one of the other things that is different between wales and england that issue oi'i between wales and england that issue on schools — similar to the scottish government, the welsh government saying, absolutely no way will schools reopen on the 1st ofjune. they will reconsider that when they look again in another two weeks' time. so, the message in wales is still exactly the same as it was before this weeken

mark dra keford outlined what he called a traffic light system, but warned he couldn‘t give a clear timetableiffith reports. what would a second wave of the pandemic bring to a place like aberystwyth? largely sheltered from the first, in this county, they‘ve had the lowest infection rate in wales. the national lockdown arrived just in time to save us. at the local hospital, they feel they‘ve been spared for now. the lockdown slowed the spread of the virus from east to west, but lifting it could mean they would be hit much harder. it would not take a large number of cases to take up all our resources. so, we certainly survive on a limited bed base. we also have a limited number of physicians. we‘re not close to other hospitals to bring people, staff, physicians, nursing staff from elsewhere if there was to be a major outbreak amongst the staff. the plan set out for wales today means aberyst prom will remain empty for now. it‘s a road map with destinations, but no dates attached. only when the scientists say it‘s safe will wales move from the current red phase to amber, allowing some pupils bac

mark dra keford accepted extraordinary powers were being used.ople in this crisis in a way that it hasn't been over the last 20 years. i doubt that it is true that in wales people aren't aware of devolution, it is certainly true people outside of wales and in london appear to have woken up from a 20—year sleep. mark drakeford. measures to create a trade policy independent from the eu came a step closer when the trade bill passed its second reading in the commons. the legislation replaces trade agreements the uk had as an eu member state and paves the way for embedding new trade deals into uk law. as we recover from the economic shock of the coronavirus crisis providing certainty and predictability in our trading arrangements will be vital to securing the interests of businesses and consumers. we will unleash the potential and level up every region and nation of our united kingdom. now is the time for this house to speak out against protectionism. it is time for us to embrace the opportunities that free trade and an export—led recovery will bring.

expecting to hear from the first minister mark drakeford tomorrow, to hear from the first minister mark drafrom the first minister mark drakeford tomorrow, two days ahead of borisjohnson. he may well be giving us details and dates for what those first initial baby steps may be. so why go ahead of the prime minister? practical and political reasons. practical reasons, as in scotland, wales has control over its lockdown. this government also has to bear responsibility for the consequences of its decisions. politics is at play, of course, this isa politics is at play, of course, this is a welsh labour government. we have seen over the course of this pandemic little moments where it has been prepared to point out differences, suggest wales on occasions has acted sooner or better than the administration in westminster. 0f than the administration in westminster. of course, the vast majority of changes will happen at the same time but expect to hear tomorrow that wales is may be moving slightly differently to the rest of the uk. and finally, emma? the first minister said northern ireland could dec

mark dra keford outlined what he called a "traffic light" system, but warned he couldn‘t give a clear. what would a second wave of the pandemic bring to a place like aberystwyth? largely sheltered from the first, in this county, they‘ve had the lowest infection rate in wales. the national lockdown arrived just in time to save us. at the local hospital, they feel they‘ve been spared for now. the lockdown slowed the spread of the virus from east to west, but lifting it could mean they would be hit much harder. it would not take a large number of cases to take up all our resources. so, we certainly survive on a limited bed base. we also have a limited number of physicians. we‘re not close to other hospitals to bring people, staff, physicians, nursing staff from elsewhere if there was to be a major outbreak amongst the staff. the plan set out for wales today means aberyst prom will remain empty for now. it‘s a road map with destinations, but no dates attached. only when the scientists say it‘s safe will wales move from the current red phase to amber, allowing some pupils back to school an

we haven't seen mark dra keford answer but was arrested. —day. but it is a reminder that the virus has not gone away. i am also able to confirm today that since the 5th of march, a total of 3640 patients who had tested positive and required hospitalisation have now been able to leave hospital, we wish all of them well. unfortunately i also have to report that in the last 24 are workers, 15 deaths have been registered of patients who had been confirmed as having covid—19, that is the total number of deaths to 2331. we mustn't ever lose sight of the fact that these numbers are not just statistics, they represent individuals whose deaths are being warned by friends, family and loved ones. i want to send my condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one to everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus. let me also thank our health and care workers. for the tenth thursday in a bill last night, people across the countryjoin together to applaud your efforts and show our deep gratitude to you. i wa nt to show our deep gratitude to you. i want to

local, suggesting people shouldn't be travelling long distances and the first minister of wales mark draales mark drakeford has been setting out what the government has decided to take that approach because there are at different rates of infection in different parts of the country. we have parts of wales where there's been very little coronavirus and we don't want the virus to be taken into those communities. you can be infectious to other people while still feeling perfectly well yourself. and travelling more than five miles away from your home runs the risk that you could be taking coronavirus from your community to another community when the virus isn't circulating. that's why our message to people in wales is very simple. stay local, keep wales safe. now, all these measures, these relaxation of the restrictions during lockdown are being accompanied with the message that they are conditional on a few things, among those, people maintaining the two major social distancing rule, even if they are meeting people from another household outside, whether it's in a park or someone ‘s garden

the situation in wales is similar to that in scotland, the first minister here mark dra keford, that the virus and save lives. the slight changes which have come into force here in wales this money will be that people are allowed to exercise more than once a day. some libraries will begin to open, recycling centres across wales, the local authorities are putting plans in place to reopen them and garden centres are set to reopen across wales today. we are hoping to be at one later this afternoon. there has been confusion, as we have heard already, across the devolved nations what the messages. the first minister mark drakeford wa nted the first minister mark drakeford wanted a plan uk government approach but that doesn‘t seem to have happened and that has led to confusion this morning. the welsh government have said quite strongly, that although people in england can get in their cars you exercise, if they do come across the border into wales, the welsh government do have the powers to fine them. there is an interesting case on the border with wales and shropshire, there is a golf cou