Summer holidays could be back on for vaccinated Brits under new government plans
Vaccinated Brits could still be able to enjoy holidays abroad this summer.
The Government is reportedly looking at ways to enable people who have had both Covid-19 jabs to avoid having to isolate when they return from countries on the amber list.
This would allow Brits to travel to more than 100 popular destinations, including Spain, France, Italy and the US, without needing to quarantine.
However, the plans are at an early stage, the Telegraph reports.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is thought to be "open to considering the proposal.
"They haven't definitely got there yet, but that's the direction of travel," a senior source told the paper.
The Government has faced heavy criticism from Tory backbenchers, who slammed Boris Johnson's decision to delay the scrapping of coronavirus restrictions on June 21 by a further four weeks.
Last night, Wednesday, 49 Conservative backbenchers voted against the Prime Minister's motion to delay lifting lockdown, but the Government won by 461 votes to 60.
Officials are also considering extending work from home advice beyond the new July 19 date to end restrictions, according to a leaked memo.
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The proposals look set to be discussed by the Cabinet Covid operations committee within the next two weeks.
This could come ahead of June 28 – when MPs are expected to review the traffic light system for testing and quarantining overseas travellers.
"It is still at an early stage and it is not clear whether it will be worked out in time for the end of the month. There is an awful lot to do. The devil is in the detail," a source told the Telegraph.
A government spokesman said: "Recognising the strong strategic rationale and success of the vaccine programme, we have commenced work to consider the role of vaccinations in shaping a different set of health and testing measures for inbound travel."
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