Commenting on a survey published by Public Health Wales on attitudes to easing lockdown restrictions, which found that a majority of people in Wales want non-essential workers to be able to return to work and support shops reopening over the next three weeks, Shadow Covid Recovery Minister Darren Millar MS said:
“The Welsh Labour Government’s restrictions are becoming increasingly unpopular, having a significant impact on peoples’ mental health and wellbeing, and crippling our economy.
“The people of Wales want a safe and sensible approach to lifting the lockdown that protects lives and livelihoods.
“I urge the First Minister to show some compassion, scrap the arbitrary and cruel five-mile travel rule, allow people to get together with their loved ones, and allow more places to reopen to save Welsh businesses and jobs.”