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Wales could lift coronavirus lockdown before rest of UK, says first minister

Devolved UK nations may begin to chart different path out of Covid-19 crisis

The first minister of Wales has said he is ready to move the country out of lockdown earlier than the rest of the UK as he demands more contact from ministers at Westminster.

Mark Drakeford said he would rather work with Boris Johnson’s government but has the power to start enacting his own plan to ease restrictions if he thinks it is in the best interest of Wales.

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