BBC News Published media caption Tracy Brabin on new Covid travel guidelines in Kirklees. Surge testing for Covid will begin in parts of Kirklees on Wednesday, amid criticism of "chaotic and confusing" government travel guidance. The advice for areas hardest hit by the Indian variant was published online on Friday without an announcement, with local leaders not formally notified. West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin called the decision to update the guidance without fanfare as "shocking". The government said it intended to take a national approach to lifting rules. Speaking in Dewsbury, Ms Brabin said: "The community of Kirklees has absolutely suffered [over] this last year. We've been in some version of restrictions for over a year.