The chair of parliament’s transport select committee, Huw Merriman MP, has welcomed a slew of expected additions to the UK’s quarantine-free green list.
Merriman chaired parliament's transport committee during the pandemic
Merriman said the changes were a "move in the right direction" that would offer "more potential for quarantine-free holidays for UK travellers".
Travel had been anticipating an announcement from UK transport secretary Grant Shapps at around 5pm on Thursday (24 June).
Around an hour later, the Northern Ireland Executive published a list of 16 additions to its green list, including the Balearic Islands, Malta, Madeira and several Caribbean destinations.
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