Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Travel confusion risks letting in more Covid variants, says Starmer
Labour leader says PM has lost control of the messaging after contradictory guidance on amber list travel
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Ministers have been accused of using “confused and contradictory” language over foreign travel, with Keir Starmer using prime minister’s questions to say this risks allowing more new variants of coronavirus into the country.
Amid particular criticism about seemingly contradictory guidance on travel to amber list countries, the Labour leader told Boris Johnson he had “lost control of the messaging”. Continue reading...