SCOTTISH Tories have been silent on the Welsh Government considering quarantine restrictions for UK citizens, despite being outraged at Nicola Sturgeon for the same idea.

Vaughan Gething, the Welsh health minister, said ministers were assessing their options after Boris Johnson said he did not want to introduce measures to restrict people living in parts of England under lockdown going on holiday in Wales.

First Mark Drakeford had previously written to the Prime Minister to introduce travel restrictions for people in areas of England under local lockdown.

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Nicola Sturgeon is to meet the Welsh Government about the decision later today.

It follows a similar move from the Scottish Government in July where Sturgeon failed to rule out imposing quarantine measures on people entering Scotland from the rest of the UK “if it is required from a public health perspective”.

Experts, including the University of Edinburgh’s Devi Sridhar, have said Scotland could eliminate Covid-19 in a matter of weeks – but efforts will be hampered by the country’s 154km Border with England.

At the time, Douglas Ross has claimed talk of imposing quarantine measures on people entering the country from England is “reckless”.

Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw said while his party supports local lockdowns, like the one imposed on Leicester, he would not back “arbitrary measures” on the Scottish Border.

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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: "This talk of quarantining people from other parts of the United Kingdom – it’s disappointing, it’s divisive, it’s not the language we should be hearing from our First Minister because it undermines the joint efforts that we’ve had in tackling Covid-19 and it’s bad for business. It’s especially bad for the tourism business.”

Oliver Mundell said the move was "nationalism at work."

Andrew Bowie said: "We are one nation. Scottish, English, Welsh, Northern Irish. We are in this together. Please stop this divisive, nasty talk of closing borders to 'others'."

But no Scottish Tories have accused the Welsh Government of being "divisive" by imposing the restrictions.

The Scottish Tories refused to comment when contacted by The National.