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France blasts amber plus status and no quarantine for Spain

Government
Rob Gill
30 July 2021

A diplomatic row has broken out between French and UK politicians over the country’s "amber plus" traffic light status, but Spain looks set to be spared the same fate.

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While politicians in France have hit out at foreign secretary Dominic Raab’s comments on Thursday (29 July), new data reportedly shows the beta variant has disappeared from some of Spain’s top destinations leading to hopes that visitors will not face tougher quarantine restrictions upon their return to the UK.

The government, meanwhile, is reported to be considering the introduction of yet another traffic light category – an amber watchlist – when the regime is reviewed next week.