Commenting on the First Minister's announcement today of a Welsh lockdown, Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies said:
"This is a devastating announcement which, certainly in the case of North Wales, cannot be justified.
"Covid infection rates in North Wales have reduced slightly over the last week and are lower than the UK average - as are the rates across Wales as a whole.
"My view is that the evidence simply does not exist of the need to proceed with a Wales-wide full lockdown. We need instead to aim for the minimum level of regionally targeted intervention to keep R under 1.
"This is a pan-UK issue for which unilateral action by the Welsh Government will be futile.
"I am concerned that this is all about exerting power and making a political statement and that people’s businesses, wellbeing and livelihoods are being caught up in the process."
