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Andy Burnham's anger at Manchester-Scotland travel
06/21/21 at 04:31:36
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Andy Burnham's anger at Manchester-Scotland travel ban





Greater Manchester SLOTXO mayor Andy Burnham has accused the Scottish government of "hypocrisy" after it announced a travel ban to parts of the region.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday that non-essential travel between Scotland and Manchester and Salford would be banned from Monday.

Mr Burnham said the decision was "announced out of the blue" and was "completely disproportionate".

The Scottish government said it was made after "careful consideration".

A spokesman said Scottish rules on travel were "kept under active review" and could "sometimes happen at short notice" after receiving the latest data.

He added Covid rates in Manchester and Salford were "particularly high at the moment and these restrictions are intended to minimise the risk of either exacerbating the situation there or indeed allowing more virus to come back here to Scotland".

The decision to add Manchester and Salford was announced in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

Mr Burnham said different arrangements could have been made "if the first minister had been in touch with us".

He said he would write to Ms Sturgeon and ask the Scottish government to compensate local people who had planned to travel to Scotland and businesses that could lose bookings.

Non-essential travel was banned between Scotland and Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen on 24 May, while travel restrictions with Bedford were lifted on Friday.
  
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