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Government ready to scrap 'amber watchlist' plan

Government
Will Payne
3 August 2021

Government plans to create "amber watchlist" of countries at risk of moving from the amber list to the red list have reportedly been abandoned.

The traffic light system has now been dismantled after being in operation since 17 May (credit benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)

It comes after prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday (2 August) said he wanted "simple" and "user-friendly rules" in regards to travel during the pandemic.

His comments came during a visit to Airbus’s new headquarters in Stevenage on Monday (2 August), just a day after chancellor Rishi Sunak called for a further easing of travel rules.