Travel leaders have demanded a “consistent” and “robust” plan from government for relaxing further restrictions after the prime minister confirmed the axing of pre-departure tests.
The changes, announced by Boris Johnson in parliament on Wednesday (5 January), will apply for fully vaccinated arrivals into the UK from 4am on Friday (7 January).
Those arriving in England will also only be required to take a lateral flow test, with the new rules seeing a return to the system adopted in October before the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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