The first minister of Wales has suggested that he could close the border to the English if the prime minister refuses to ban people from leaving areas under local restriction measures.
Mark Drakeford, the Welsh Labour leader, wrote a letter to Boris Johnson yesterday telling him that the UK government’s “voluntary guidance approach” had proved “ineffective” and said “firmer action is urgently required to keep the virus under control”.
Much of Wales is under local restriction measures and people living in those areas are prohibited by the Welsh government from travelling outside their county boundary without a “reasonable excuse” such as work.
This measure, affecting about two million people in 15 areas, is designed to prevent the spread of infection within the nation and to
