Critics of the current isolation system say that it does not increase confidence in the struggling travel industry.
Extensive coronavirus testing is needed at airports to stop the"dire" effect the quarantine system is having on the travel industry, Labour has said.
The UK government has been making weekly decisions on which travellers must isolate for 14 days based on the countries they are returning from. But travellers have sometimes been given just a few hours' warning, leaving them facing inflated airfares if they try to return before the restrictions are brought in.Critics of the system say that it does little to increase confidence in the travel industry, which was among the worst-affected by the coronavrius pandemic.
Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds called for a"robust testing regime in airports" as a way to minimise the need for the two-week isolation period upon return to the UK.He said there were also"serious concerns" about how isolating returnees were monitored, claiming"less than a third of passenger locator forms are checked".
In his letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel, Mr Thomas-Symonds wrote:"I write to call for a rapid review to fix chaotic quarantine arrangements that are losing public confidence and undermining our ability to keep people safe and save jobs.
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