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Shapps: Vaccine passes here to stay 'for evermore'

Government
Will Payne
6 August 2021

Britons will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 "for evermore" in order to travel overseas, according to Grant Shapps.

Grant Shapps was the UK's transport secretary during the Covid-19 pandemic (Credit: @GrantShapps / Twitter)

Shapps also chaired an ineffectual travel taskforce during Covid (Credit: @GrantShapps / Twitter)

The transport secretary said it was likely destinations would require proof of vaccination for the foreseeable future. He also suggested quarantine rules for some arrivals into England will remain in place into the autumn.