An English MP has bemoaned the fact that his constituents can’t travel to the seaside in Wales because of differing lockdown rules in England and Wales.

Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury, added that he felt the Senedd should be scrapped leading to a ‘political union’ between England and Wales.

He said: "The current gap emerging over this crisis results in the Prime Minister saying to my constituents you can now go for a walk on the beach, but you are prohibited from going across the frontier to get to our nearest coast.”

"I am sorry but the time has come to reach out as Conservatives to large numbers of like-minded citizens in Wales who like us believe in one system for both nations.

"We must work towards another referendum to scrap the Welsh Assembly and return to one political system for both nations - a political union between England and Wales."

The MP told BBC Radio Shropshire his "blood is boiling" over Wales’ decision not to follow England’s easing of lockdown restrictions adding he felt the differences are "damaging and frightening" for border communities like Shropshire.

Mark Drakeford, First Minister for Wales, expressed concern today over the differing approaches.

Mr Drakeford MS said: “We have concerns traffic flow into Wales could continue to increase as a result of the Prime Minister’s announcement that travel to exercise will be allowed in England.

"Now I just wanted to be clear, in Wales it is Welsh law that apply us travelling to Wales to exercise is not to exercise locally.

We will use whatever means are available to convey this message including signs on the major roads and motorways and articles we hope to place in local newspapers across our border.”

Ceredigion currently has 38 confirmed cases of coronavirus from 526 tests, with Powys having 209 (five new) from 838 tests.

Gwynedd now has 303 cases, with 11 new being reported in the past 24 hours. 1,255 tests have been conducted in the county.

Pembrokeshire has 251 cases (three new) from 1,364 tests and Carmarthenshire now has 558 cases (11 new) from from 2,688 tests.

Five new deaths have been recorded in Wales taking the total to 1,116.