TORY backbenchers have blasted the government’s “inexplicably complicated” plans to introduce an amber watchlist over fears they could ruin summer holidays. The scheme, which was agreed in princi…
And if the country suddenly moves to a red list, travellers would face compulsory hotel quarantine on their return, at a cost of £1,750 a head.cases are lookingIt would be likely to cause an exodus of up to a million British tourists who are on holiday there now.
Huw Merriman, the Tory Chairman of the Commons transport committee, said the proposal for an amber watchlist was a “giant red flag” that would cause bookings to collapse. Ministers were set to meet on Thursday to review which countries Brits can safely visit, but a decision has now been delayed amid the government split.reportedly told Boris Johnson that the UK's current border restrictions were "out of step with our international competitors".
The boss of trade body Airlines UK told The Sun that the Government was just “tying itself in knots with inexplicably complicated rules." “Who would book a holiday knowing there’s a fair chance you will have to self-isolate when you get back?”
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