THE UK Treasury has proclaimed that cafes and pubs are reopening on July 4 on its Twitter account in recent days – but failed to mention that the changes apply to England only.

The tweets were the subject of widespread anger last night when one called on people to “grab a drink and raise a glass” to pubs reopening south of the Border this weekend.

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Many people felt the tone of the post was in poor taste, given the fact Covid-19 has killed at least 43,000 people across the UK.

The department removed the tweet in question and a source said: “We got it wrong on this and the tweet was quickly removed.” 

However when asked about failures to specify changes in that tweet and one other only applied to England, the Treasury did not respond.

The pubs tweet was initially picked up by the That’s Devolved Twitter account last night, which posted: “This applies to England and NI only.

“Pubs in Scotland are set to reopen on the 15th and Wales has yet to confirm a date for the reopening of pubs.”

Meanwhile another Treasury post stated that cafés are back from Saturday, adding it was “brew-tiful” news.

In Scotland outdoor hospitality like pavement cafes and beer gardens are not allowed to open until Monday July 6, while indoor cafes, pubs and restaurants will remain closed until July 15.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced criticism over his confused messaging during the pandemic. On one hand the Tory leader warned people not to “overdo it” in England as he announced the measure last week, but he has also stated: “Frankly, I can’t wait to go to a pub or a restaurant even if it’s not compatible with the diet that I’m on.

“I think people need to go out, I think people need to enjoy themselves and rediscover things that they have been able to do for a long time. I want to see bustle. I want to see activity.”

It is also not the first time a UK Government department Twitter account has failed to respond to different rules in Scotland than England.

Back in May when Johnson removed the “Stay at Home” lockdown messaging but Scotland kept it, the Scotland Office removed the graphic from its social media and replaced it with a generic hygiene warning.