Boris gives green light to ‘green list’, but urges holidaymakers to stick to Covid safe countries

Boris Johnson tonight gave the green light to the travel ‘green list’ as he gave the thumbs up for Britons to enjoy a foreign holiday this summer. Holidaymakers will be given the go-ahead to jet off to sunnier climes from Monday when the ban on non-essential foreign travel is finally lifted. Staycations ‘anywhere in the UK’ … Read more

Boris Johnson plays down prospect of domestic Covid passports

Boris Johnson hints domestic Covid passport plans could be DROPPED as he plays down the prospect of keeping social distancing rules in place past final step of his roadmap on June 21 PM promised update on social distancing and vaccine passports later this month He appeared to cast doubt on whether Covid Status Certificates will … Read more

Boris Johnson under investigation over 2020 holiday to Mustique

Parliament’s standards watchdog launches probe into Boris Johnson and Carrie’s £15,000 holiday to the Caribbean island of Mustique in 2020 Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards today confirmed formal probe of PM Watchdog will look at Boris Johnson’s 2020 trip to Caribbean island of Mustique The watchdog’s investigation will focus on establishing who paid for the visit  … Read more

Protesters gather in London after a second night of violence in Jerusalem over planned evictions 

Crowds of protesters have gathered in central London to demonstrate against planned evictions of Palestinian families in Jerusalem this week, which has sparked days of clashes in the holy city. Protesters waved Palestinian flags and held banners demanding ‘Freedom for Palestine’ as they rallied outside Downing Street on Sunday. Similar protests were also scheduled to … Read more

Hugging friends and relatives WILL be allowed from May 17 says Michael Gove

Hugging friends and family will be allowed from May 17, Michael Gove declared today. The Cabinet Office minister said ‘friendly contact’ between people in different households is set to return when the latest stage of the roadmap is reached in a week’s time.  Boris Johnson is set to confirm the relaxation at a Downing Street … Read more

Hugging friends and relatives will be allowed from NEXT WEEK

Hugging friends and family will be allowed from next week so long as people use their ‘common sense,’ Boris Johnson will announce today. The Prime Minister will tell Britons to use their ‘personal judgement’ when it comes to embracing their loved ones from May 17, the Telegraph reported.      His comments will come as he confirms … Read more

Ministers are accused of treating British families like ‘fools and children’ over holidays

Matt Hancock was last night accused of sabotaging the nation’s half-term holiday plans as the backlash over the Government’s overseas travel blueprint intensified. Fingers were pointed at the Health Secretary and his department amid anger about how Downing Street chose the first ‘green list’ of 12 countries cleared for quarantine-free holidays after May 17. Many … Read more

Google searches for Portugal soar 3,000 per cent after green list announcement

Google searches for ‘holidays to Portugal’ soared more than 3,000 per cent in the hour after the Government named it as one of the countries that will be on its ‘green’ safe travel list from May 17.   On Friday, the Department for Transport revealed at a Downing Street briefing that travellers will be able to … Read more

Travel bosses demand MORE countries be put on safe-travel green list

Travel bosses have demanded more countries be put on the quarantine-free green travel list as they criticised ‘overly cautious’ ministers for only approving 12 destinations so far.    Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel are among the small group of countries which will be on the green list from May 17 – with some countries on the list … Read more