Holidaymakers’ hopes of cheaper trips abroad have been dashed after a health minister reportedly said PCR tests will stay for the "foreseeable future".
According to The Telegraph, Lord Bethell indicated to test providers at a meeting last Friday (27 August) that the tests are unlikely to be scrapped despite calls from Tory MPs for them to be axed.
Currently, all UK arrivals have to take at least one PCR test, which on average cost more than £70, on or before day two of their return.
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