MP Huw Merriman told Aito members he was “really surprised” by the sudden decision on Friday (16 July) to move France to the new category which means that everybody returning to England must still self-isolate.
“Amber plus doesn’t make any sense – the beta [variant] figures are three times higher in Spain than France,” he told Aito’s Freedom Day general meeting in London on Wednesday (21 July). “Arguably it’s safer going to France than staying in this country.”
