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Shapps lobbying row and Austria locks down unvaccinated

Government
Rob Gill
15 November 2021

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has been accused of lobbying against his own government on the redevelopment of small airfields, it has been reported in Monday’s national press (15 November).

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Meanwhile, some European countries continue to tighten Covid-19 restrictions again as infection levels surge, with Austria imposing a lockdown restricting the movement of people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Elsewhere, India and China have been criticised for “watering down” the final deal at the Cop26 climate conference, and the scale of private jet travel to the event is also exposed.

Here are the key headlines travel woke up to on Monday (15 November).

Shapps accused of lobbying against own government on airfields