to consider a united approach to keeping family gatherings safe during the festive season.
In a joint letter to the four governments of the UK, the Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, Scottish Leader Willie Rennie, Welsh Leader Jane Dodds and Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP warned the “interlinked nature of life in the United Kingdom means no one government can devise guidance for the festive season in isolation.”
The letter follows uncertainty about students returning for Christmas and conflicting comments about family gatherings, with Scotland’s National Clinical Director Jason Leitch branding multi-household gatherings “fiction” while the Prime Minister indicated rules could be relaxed.
To enable travel to happen safely, the Liberal Democrat and Alliance politicians believe a “four nations summit” must agree:
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie said:
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds said:
Deputy Leader of Alliance Stephen Farry MP said: