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Johnson: 'I want simple, user-friendly travel rules'

Government
James Chapple
2 August 2021

Prime minister Boris Johnson has responded to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s call for the government to ease its travel restrictions, insisting he wants as "simple" and "user-friendly rules" as possible while guarding against the risks posed by new variants of Covid-19.

Johnson addressed the House of Commons during prime minister's questions on Wednesday (25 May) (Credit: gov.uk)

Johnson’s comments, in which he refuted the current rules were overcomplicated, came during a visit to Airbus’s new headquarters in Stevenage on Monday (2 August), just a day after Sunak’s comments – addressed to the PM in a letter – made national headlines at the weekend and into this week.