While the move announced by health secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday evening (4 December) was clearly led by the Department of Health, it was transport secretary Shapps who faced much of the flak.
'The situation moved on': Shapps defends testing U-turn
Government
James Chapple
6 December 2021
Grant Shapps has defended the government’s decision to re-introduce pre-departure testing, just days after pitting himself firmly against the return of any such policy.
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