Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Wednesday (26 May), Shapps was quizzed on comments made by aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts last week, intimating the government’s Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) could consider popular island destinations such as the Canaries, Balearics and Greece’s islands independently of their respective mainlands – as it did last year.
Shapps: island policy for international travel 'desirable'
Government
James Chapple
26 May 2021
The government could, for the second summer in succession, introduce an island policy for international travel, transport secretary Grant Shapps has said.
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