Dominic Raab warned people thinking of booking holidays that they may be told to isolate at short notice
‘All we can say is we’ve got this Joint Biosecurity Centre, we monitor the risk in real time, we take decisive swift action and so there is an element of uncertainty this summer if people go abroad.’supports HTML5 video
‘The cases in Spain, the data came we got was on the Friday, showed a big jump right across mainland Spain, that was then assessed yesterday afternoon and we took the decision as swiftly as we could.‘We must be able to take swift, decisive action, particularly in relation to localised, or internationally in relation to Spain or a particular country, where we see we must take action.
‘There is a cut-off with changes in rules and advice we give, so I appreciate that that’s difficult and it can be disruptive. The Labour MP told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme: ‘I understand why they’ve made the decision but, of course, the way in which this decision has been made in the last 24 hours is frankly shambolic.
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