'Let me say to teenagers in particular, I know how miserable this is for you' Nicola Sturgeon says to teenagers 'we are trying to give you as much flexibility as we can' but adds 'please work with us and do your best to stick to the rules' Follow live:
Live reporting from Aubrey Allegretti, political reporter, and Chris Robertson, news reporterAnalysis: Boris Johnson's announcement has put Christmas plans on holdIn terms of the big picture, it felt to me that the restrictions announced were lighter than perhaps SAGE - the scientific advisory group - advised - ie a short"circuit-break" where we have a stricter lockdown for a couple of weeks to try to squash the virus.
And yet here we are in September and we find ourselves with six months of potentially further restrictions. The first minister said steps are being taken to see what can be done for visiting in care homes, and urges the public to follow the rules to allow care homes to open their doors as quickly as possible.Ms Sturgeon says the option to have a"circuit-breaker" lockdown is under active consideration, and has asked people not to book foreign trips over the October half-term.
You can still meet with one other household away from your home or in your garden, with up to six other people.Scotland's first minister: There will be trade-offs"We must stop the virus from going out of control," she adds. Boris Johnson announced a smaller package of measures today than perhaps some might have expected. While there is pressure from scientists for him to go further and introduce greater restrictions, we learnt today that this is not matched by political pressure from MPs for him to do so.
Nor was it clear what metrics the government will use to assess the success of the measures announced today, beyond a vague reference to the R number being important. Labour leader Keir Starmer said he supported the new restrictions but did not demand they go further. Tory backbenchers worrying privately in recent days about the government going too far did not object to the specifics of the proposals, although some like Steve Baker asked for a bigger role for parliament.
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