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With Britain enjoying what promises to be the hottest day of the year so far, a police chief warned that his job will be more difficult if England and Scotland take different paths in closing.
While the Westminster government has spoken of a “four-nation approach” to address the coronavirus crisis, there have been signs of tension between Downing Street and delegated administrations.
Parts of the UK are expected to be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon recently warned that she would not be “pressured” to “prematurely” relieve her country. COVID-19 restrictions and urged the Scots to follow current advice.
It follows concerns about “mixed messages” to the public with reports that Boris Johnson may allow sunbathing and picnicking in England starting Monday.
However, ministers have downplayed this, insisting that there would be no “dramatic change overnight” of the blocking rules.
Warning against any divergence, the Scottish Police Chief of Police, Iain Livingstone, warned that surveillance would be more difficult if this happened.
“I think it would hinder the coherence of public messages, people would hear different things when they listen to different forms of media,” he told the BBC Radio 4 Today program.
“It would be more difficult than it has been, but I am sure the police will be able to respond to whatever differences the politicians decide.”
He also said that monitoring the next phase of the coronavirus will be more challenging overall.
Livingstone said: “Any easement or any change around that that has a level of distinction, be it by locality, be it by sector, be it by criteria, age or occupation, inevitably adds a level of complexity.”
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The warning came when temperatures reached 26 ° C (78.8 ° F) in some places, fueling fears that people would ignore the current advice to stay home, before the Prime Minister sets a roadmap on Sunday. to exit the lock.
With most of the UK enjoying the warm sun, London and the South East were expected to be warmer than Ibiza and St Tropez.
Elsewhere, peaks of up to 23 ° C (73.4 ° F) were forecast in northern England, 21 ° C (69.8 ° F) in Northern Ireland, 20 ° C (68 ° F) in southern Scotland and 24 ° C (75.2 ° F) in Wales.
In response, the government has reminded people of the need to avoid going out and obeying the rules of social distancing.
However, temperatures will drop to 15 ° C (59 ° F) on Sunday, as a cold weather front approaches from northern Scotland.
