The government’s restrictions on travel throughout the pandemic were disproportionate, inconsistent and opaque, a panel of MPs has ruled in a damning new report on Westminster’s approach to international travel over the past two years.
The transport committee said international travel had been "singled out" and that the government must now take steps to "future-proof" the aviation sector by incorporating it into any future pandemic resilience planning "to provide travellers and the industry with predictability and transparency".
Last week, it was revealed the bill for the government’s interventions on international travel during the pandemic would run to around £500 million.
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