Henry Smith, whose constituency includes Gatwick, and former Brexit minister Steve Baker both took swipes at the agency after it emerged holidays face being scuppered.
Though some island destinations - such as Malta - are expected to be added to the green list, the Spanish islands face being left off the list due to fears over high infection rates.
As half-term arrives, millions of families will get the first chance for a holiday this year, but ministers have been urging people not to use this ne.
A violent foreign criminal desperate to leave Britain has been kept in detention for eight months because the Home Office cannot get him on a plane home – and he is now suing the Government for compensation.
Michal Dolana, 41, was convicted of grievous bodily harm after attacking his girlfriend last year. Dolana, who came to the UK from the Czech Republic two years ago, was arrested in March 2020 and held on remand until his conviction in September.
He pleaded guilty to GBH and was sentenced to 21 months in jail, but volunteered to leave the UK on October 2 as part of an early removal scheme for jailed foreign offenders.