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Labour will use Commons vote to pressure UK Govt to extend quarantine rules to all travellers to UK
Labour wants UK Govt to tighten its woefully inadequate quarantine restrictions to help stop Covid variants entering country LABOUR will use a Commons vote next week to increase pressure on the UK Government to extend its forced quarantine scheme beyond the so-called “red list” of 30 countries to cover all travellers entering the UK. Earlier this week, the Home Office announced that arrivals from 30 nations, including all those from the continent of South America, southern Africa and Portugal, would from Friday lunchtime be subject to new rules forcing them to stay in hotels near airports for up to 10 days at their own expense.
Covid: Home Secretary to set out border controls in Commons statement at 2.25pm THE Home Secretary will make a statement on health measures at the border this afternoon after days of speculation around quarantine hotels for travellers. Home Secretary Priti Patel will set out further steps to the Commons at around 2.25pm today, January 27, to ensure there is “less flow of individuals” into England to control new strains of coronavirus, Robert Jenrick confirmed. He told Sky News: “The Prime Minister has said we do want to go further and the Home Secretary will be making a statement in Parliament later today about further steps we are going to take in this country to ensure that there is less flow of individuals in.”
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Boris Johnson to hold press briefing tonight with Chris Whitty and NHS boss Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference at 5pm, Number 10 has said. He will be joined by England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty, and NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens. It is not yet clear what the prime minister will discuss however with discussions around the Covid-19 vaccine supply in the news today, it is thought this could be among topics set to be discussed. The EU this morning threatened to impose strict controls on the export of jabs made in the bloc.
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