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The uk is looking increasingly isolated as the government here admits a new variant of covid 19 is out of control. Almost all of europe has banned flights from the uk. But the European Union is set to announce a unified plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and freight to ensure trade routes can resume safely as soon as possible. In africa and the middle east turkey, israel, morocco and saudi arabia are among those to ban all flights from the uk. In asia india and hong kong, a key travel hub, have suspended flights too. In south and Central America argentina and columbia have also taken swift action. And so has canada although so far the United States has not. The french ban on some freight lorries is due to last 48 hours, its already led to long queues on roads to the port of dover. The uks government points out that most freight is getting through , and talks to find a solution are still going on, as our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. You shall not pass. Travel is blo

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