Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said travellers should “be able to enjoy their holidays without having to look over their shoulders” after the government’s latest changes to the traffic light system.
Shapps made a series of media appearances on Thursday (5 August) after the update to the traffic light system saw France return to the amber list from so-called “amber plus”, which required all travellers to quarantine on arrival in the UK, regardless of their vaccination status.
“People should be able to go away and enjoy their holidays without looking over their shoulders the whole time,” Shapps told Sky News.
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