There will be no changes to travel lists for three weeks meaning people will be able to go on holiday “without looking over their shoulders the whole time”, Grant Shapps has said.
Four countries are being removed from England’s red list while seven more, including Germany are being added to the green list. Arrivals from France will no longer need to self-isolate, aligning the nation with other countries on the amber list.
The transport secretary told Sky News that while ministers must “always keep an eye on the virus” there would be not changes until the next review in three weeks. Read the full story on the changes here.
The travel industry however has said that while the changes are a “positive step forward” the Government is “failing to capitalise fully on the success of the vaccine rollout”.
