Demands for Scottish Parliament recall as virus 'out of control'

Jul 5, 2021

Sam Shedden

Engagement Editor

Good morning,

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Our top story today centres on demands for a recall of the Scottish parliament and for the gap between vaccinations to be halved as the pandemic spins “out of control”.

Why is the pandemic being called "out of control" by opposition MSPs in Scotland? Well, new figures showed half the top ten areas in Europe with highest rates of Covid-19 are now in Scotland.

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