Quarantine plan for holidaymakers could be scrapped by July if travel industry bosses can devise safe alternative within three weeks Priti Patel asked bosses to come up with ‘innovative solutions’ in a video meeting It opened up a slim prospect of foreign holidays re-starting as early as June 29 Travel firms have condemned the quarantine … Read more
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has hit out at Britain’s new quarantine measures as ‘designed by Dominic Cummings, for Dominic Cummings’ and said the plans will cause ‘untold damage’ to the tourism industry. Starting next Monday, everyone coming to the UK by plane, rail or sea must provide an address and self-isolate for two weeks, … Read more
A third of Britons want the government’s 14-day quarantine to be even tougher, a poll found today – despite scientists dismissing the plan as pointless. Research for MailOnline found overwhelming support for the restrictions on UK arrivals announced by Priti Patel yesterday. With only very limited exceptions for lorry drivers and NHS workers, from Monday … Read more
From Monday, any travellers arriving in England from abroad will have to self-isolate for 14 days, with a range of potential punishments for not following the new law. If people flout the rules, introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel today, they risk being fined, prosecuted or even deported, with police officers allowed to use ‘reasonable … Read more
Dame Joan Collins has hit out at the government’s proposed plans to quarantine anyone arriving into the UK, branding the rules ‘unworkable, unfair and unenforceable’. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the actress, 87, hit out at the ‘ridiculous’ restrictions in a scathing rant, where she said the move was ‘punishing’ families who had been isolating … Read more
Heathrow’s chief railed against the quarantine place today warning there is a danger of the ‘health pandemic becoming an unemployment pandemic’. Home Secretary Priti Patel today insisted that a 14-day quarantine for UK arrivals is ‘essential to save lives’ – but confessed it would hit businesses hard. She defied a significant Conservative revolt to tell … Read more
Ministers are facing a growing revolt on 14-day quarantine plans amid warnings it will ‘kill’ the travel industry. The ‘blanket’ proposals for arrivals to the UK are coming under increasing fire amid claims that are unnecessary and unenforceable. Aviation chiefs have compared the requirement to hanging up a ‘Britiain is closed’ sign and suggested the … Read more
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns most Britons will ignore ‘useless’ 14-day quarantine rules when arriving in the UK and will get away with writing ‘Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Street’ on their arrival card Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says arriving Brits will ignore quarantine rules O’Leary believes the ‘unimplementable’ plans would be quietly scrapped Chancellor Rishi … Read more
Government’s two-week quarantine for arrivals in UK could be ‘knocked on the head’ just THREE WEEKS after it comes into force on June 8 after huge revolt from Tory MPs and ministers All travellers coming to the UK will face two weeks in self-isolation from June 8 Tourism and aviation industries have warned move will … Read more
Priti Patel has launched a major push for controversial new powers designed to tackle the Channel migrant crisis, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Home Secretary has told Border Force chiefs to examine whether they have the legal authority to turn migrant boats around in the Channel – and send them back to France. If … Read more
Government must reactivate scheme to disperse child migrants across UK, warns Kent County Council leader – as 178 unaccompanied youngsters land at Dover so far this year Council is now the ‘sole carer’ of unaccompanied youngsters smuggled into UK Priti Patel has been urged to reactivate the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) It rehoused children to … Read more
When two politicians who, for years, have clashed over policies now find themselves on the same side of the argument about a mandatory 14-day quarantine period, it must be time to reflect whether the Government has got it wrong. The Home Secretary‘s policy is a devastating blow for anyone hoping to holiday abroad this summer, … Read more
Travel firms are already looking to exploit a ‘Dublin dodge’ loophole in Britain’s new quarantine rules that allows those arriving from Ireland to avoid having to isolate at home. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced plans for a tough new quarantine regime requiring almost all arrivals into the UK to immediately self-isolate for 14 days as … Read more