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Politicians criticised the protestors, who encouraged people on the road from England to "stay out" of Scotland Image caption: Politicians criticised the protestors, who encouraged people on the road from England to "stay out" of Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon has asked people not to protest on the Scotland-England border, saying it is not "sensible or helpful".

The first minister said protestors who displayed a "keep Scotland Covid free" banner at the border with England on Saturday "do not speak for me".

Ms Sturgeon has refused to rule out a quarantine system for people coming to Scotland from other parts of the UK.

However, she stressed this was "about public health", not "whether people in England are welcome in Scotland".

There are currently no plans to impose quarantine or any other kind of restrictions on travellers from the rest of the UK into Scotland, and there has been no formal discussion on whether they should be introduced.

But there has been an escalating row between the Scottish and UK governments over the issue, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying "there is no such thing as a border between Scotland and England" and Ms Sturgeon hitting out at "absurd and ridiculous political statements".