Equality and Human Rights Commission warns passports will exclude people
Says forcing people to get jab or having a no jab no job policy may be unlawful
Covid-status certificates being considered by ministers to help open up society
Boris Johnson s own MPs warn they will be intrusive, costly and unnecessary
But the PM sees them as the short-term answer to opening up society
Wetlands deregulation bill sent to governor
CASEY SMITH | Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a disputed bill seeking to remove protections from Indiana s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the legislation could cause damage to the state s waterways, wildlife and vegetation.
The bill s advance came one day after the death of a contested renewable energy bill meant to set standards for wind and solar projects.
The wetlands measure, which has sparked bipartisan opposition within the Republican-dominated Legislature, would eliminate a 2003 law that requires the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to issue permits in a state-regulated wetland and end enforcement proceedings against landowners allegedly violating current law.
Foreign holidays are still forbidden despite six hour queues at airports, says Number 10
Prime Ministerâs official spokesman said people should not be travelling unless absolutely necessary
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The Government has issued a reminder that foreign holidays are still not permitted.
Priti Patel has stepped up the Government s crackdown on mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals by hiring a firm to carry out up to 10,000 house checks per day.
Private contractor Mitie has been tasked by the Home Office to catch flouters failing to undergo their required period of isolation.
Their extra manpower will dramatically increase the capacity for daily home visits, which at present number about 1,000 and are done by police.
The new contract awarded to outsourcing giant Mitie allows a total spend of up to £90million.
Priti Patel has stepped up the Government s crackdown on mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals by hiring a private firm to do up to 10,000 house checks per day
Apr 15th 2021, 8:12
Airports will be unable to cope with the queues at borders if manual checks on passengers are retained when travel restarts at any volume, a senior executive at Heathrow has warned.
Heathrow Airport chief solutions officer Chris Garton described the situation as “untenable”.
He told MPs: “We need to see a dramatic improvement in performance at the border if we’re to have a restart of travel.”
Appearing before the Transport Select Committee yesterday, Garton said: “Our biggest issue is the performance at the borders.”
Non-essential travel to and from the UK remains banned but Garton said: “We’ve typically had queues of two hours and up to six hours [at the border].