‘Gold-standard’ swab tests costing holidaymakers just £45 each will be the key to allowing overseas travel to resume this summer, transport secretary hopes Holidaymakers to get a PCR Covid test for just £45 under government plans Currently anyone coming in to the UK has to buy £200 package of two-swab test Cut in price of PCR … Read more
Smart motorway accidents have caused 63 deaths in five years – 24 more than Grant Shapps’ claim of 39 Labour used analysis on Highways England statistics which showed 63 fatalities Grant Shapps says 38 people had died on smart motorways between 2015-19 Shadow transport secretary says their families are ‘crying out for common sense’ Highways … Read more
Covid passports are now not expected to be ready for the start of foreign holidays on May 17 and could be delayed until ‘later in the summer’, it was claimed today. Grant Shapps revealed yesterday that the NHS’ app for appointments and prescriptions will double as a covid passport for tourists, providing evidence of their covid … Read more
Airlines have only been fined 630 times for allowing passengers to fly without the right paperwork despite more than 12,000 people being caught on arrival since February, it was revealed today. Carriers have been blamed for the chaos and delays of up to six hours at passport control at Heathrow because so many people arriving … Read more
Spain has confirmed it is looking forward to welcoming back British holidaymakers to its beaches in June. Revealing Spain was throwing open its beaches, tourism minister Fernando Valdes Verelst said: ‘June will be the start of the recovery of tourism in Spain. ‘By then, we will have a digital vaccination certificate in place and we … Read more
Portugal could be back on the cards for holidaying Brits from next month, experts suggested today. There is speculation the popular destination will make the ‘green’ category in the new traffic-light system due to be introduced from May 17. Travel consultant Paul Charles said the country was looking a real prospect as it has ‘no … Read more
Vaccinated Brits with Covid passports could holiday in the US, France, Italy and Germany by June 28 – but Greece insists the handwritten paper NHS card handed out with a jab will suffice, it was revealed today. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will hold talks with G7 counterparts at the Cornwall summit between June 11 and 13 with … Read more
Former Conservative minister who worked for PPE firm without permission is rebuked for taking on roles without approval George Freeman broke government rules when he was paid £5,000 as a consultant to Aerosol Shield without seeking permission He has admitted to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) that he failed to seek advice for … Read more
Grant Shapps demands plans for all smart motorways to have vehicle detection technology are sped up but insists they are safer than regular roads despite hard shoulder use being linked to deaths and emergency services access problems By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:09 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 15:09 BST, 20 … Read more
Will airport arrivals face a seven-hour wait? Fears of border chaos this summer if ministers fail to reopen e-passport gates as lockdown eases Around 20,000 travellers are arriving in Britain every day despite lockdowns Manual checking of passenger locator forms and covid tests adding to delays Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will digitise forms which travellers … Read more