First Minister’s Statement 18th June 2021

At today’s media briefing the First Minister gave an update on vaccination progress and said she would give an update to Parliament and publish a revised Strategic Framework on Tuesday (22 June) setting out aims for moving beyond level 0 and returning towards normality as soon as possible.

Restrictions on travel to the Republic of Ireland have been lifted – although under Ireland’s current rules, people arriving there are required to self-isolate – and restrictions previously placed on travel to Bedford have also been lifted. Due to high levels of COVID-19 cases, restrictions on non-essential travel to Manchester and Salford will be introduced from Monday onwards, joining Bolton, and Blackburn with Darwen where non-essential travel is already prohibited.

Read the full statement here.