Major tournament in 23 years. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Borisjohnson had defended the Governments Policy on foreign holidays, after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ministers were presiding over a hopeless system which threatened to let new covid variants into the country. Speaking at Prime Ministers questions, mrjohnson insisted the Governments Advice was very clear that people should not be taking holidays in so called Amber List countries such as Spain And Greece. Recent comments by ministers have led to confusion about whether people should be booking foreign breaks, and comes as the eu considers whether to open its borders to Holiday Makers this Summer. Heres sean dilley. Book a holiday, dont book a holiday. That is the question facing many as Tourist Destinations and an under Pressure Travel Industry are readying themselves to welcome belated Holiday Makers. So readying themselves to welcome belated holidaymakers. Readying themselves to welcome b
And rockets overnight. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Travel rules for british tourists heading to europe could be released today. It comes as borisjohnson has said that people should not be taking holidays in most European Countries. Eu ambassadors will today consider whether to allow visits from travellers who have been fully vaccinated against covid 19. The ambassadors are also expected to lift the current ban on Nonessential Travel from the uk. Their meeting comes as the government here has been accused of causing confusion with conflicting advice over its own Traffic Light System. Meanwhile, Surge Testing is being stepped up in areas where there are concerns about the india variant. Later today at 5pm, uk time, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, will be holding a downing Street Coronavirus Briefing. Our Europe Correspondent, jean mckenzie, has the latest from brussels. What we are expecting here in Brussels Today is for Eu Ambassadors to make t
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