The Scottish Government has not ruled out regional variations when lifting lockdown, Nicola Sturgeon said today. The First Minister has repeatedly insisted Scotland should be able to follow its own path when it comes to easing restrictions, rather than adopting a UK-wide approach.
The SNP leader last week rejected Boris Johnson's call for staff who could not do their jobs from home to return to work if it was judged safe to do so.
But Holyrood ministers have so far not backed a region-by-region approach north of the border, despite rural areas like Dumfries and Galloway having a lower death and infection rate than the rest of the country.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics