COVID19: Grant Shapps says travel should become easier as more countries are vaccinated. The transport secretary says 'it stands to reason' that as more of UK population is vaccinated, travel should become easier. Read more here:
Brexit: Raab says 'ball is very much in the EU's court' after Macron raises heat in Northern Ireland protocol row
Mr Raab told Sky News there is the"right level of security and assurance" to allow this loosening of quarantine restrictions for EU and US travellers to take place. Asked whether the same rule could be brought in for other countries, the foreign secretary confirmed he has been in touch with his counterparts from other nations.
The foreign secretary refused to"speculate" on precisely which other countries could see a similar policy "But this is really a shift from the world of the pandemic to learning to live with coronavirus as the global economy restarts and people are able to travel again. And speaking to Kay Burley on Thursday morning, shadow home office minister Jess Phillips called for more data to back up the government's decision.
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