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Shapps confirms early-June green list review and island policy talks

Government
James Chapple
27 May 2021

Grant Shapps has confirmed the government will review the UK’s green list next month, but has played down any prospect of a significant expansion of the list.

Shapps was transport secretary under Boris Johnson

Addressing the Commons’ transport committee on Wednesday (26 May), the transport secretary confirmed there would be a green list update on or around 7 June, and that he had held discussions with the government’s Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) over a new so-called "island policy".