PLAID Cymru has said that if the Prime Minister were to “insist” on relaxing the lockdown in England, then travel restrictions between Wales and other parts of the UK “may be necessary” to avoid a “potentially disastrous impact” on Welsh communities.

The comments come from Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price this weekend, as he unveiled his party’s seven-point coronavirus recovery plan.

Plaid’s proposal for coming out of the lockdown calls on Wales to adopt the New Zealand model to drive down the ‘R’ number, suppress cases and to reduce the number of avoidable deaths to zero.

On Friday, the Welsh Government Labour administration extended the lockdown for a further three weeks with some “small and modest” adjustments, via a press conference by First Minister Mark Drakeford.

Mr Price added that, under the Plaid plan, once the number of new cases had been successfully suppressed nationally then a “more local” approach could be adopted with the ability to “reimpose lockdown measures” in order to quickly respond to the emergence of new clusters.

This evening, Sunday, the Prime Minister will outline any changes to the lockdown in England.

PLaid leader Mr Price MS said: “If the Prime Minister insists on relaxing the lockdown in England, travel restrictions imposed within Wales and between Wales and other parts of the UK may be necessary in order to avoid a potentially disastrous impact on our communities.

“Plaid Cymru’s seven-point plan is centred on continuing the lockdown.

“When the number of new cases has been successfully suppressed nationally, then a more local approach can be adopted, with the ability to reimpose lockdown measures quickly in response to the emergence of new clusters.

“All efforts must now focus on driving down the R number - the rate at which the virus reproduces – to reduce the number of avoidable deaths to zero. This is the model adopted so successfully by New Zealand.

“Moving safely to the next phase on the path to recovery requires the Welsh Government to change gear, abandon the excuses and honour the promises to ramp up testing and tracing.”