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Theresa May: '12 April not enough time for summer planning'

Government
Jennifer Morris
22 February 2021

Former prime minister Theresa May has said the “newly reconstructed” Global Travel Taskforce’s aim of reporting on when international travel can resume from England does not give consumers enough time to plan their breaks.

Theresa May said “global Britain has shut its doors" with its current international travel policy

The taskforce’s recommendations, due by 12 April, are aimed at facilitating a return to international travel as soon as possible "while still managing the risk from imported cases and variants of concern". Following that, the government will determine when international travel should resume, which will be no earlier than 17 May.

Addressing Boris Johnson after his “roadmap” statement to the House of Commons today, May said she was concerned for the aviation industry, which is important to her constituency of Maidenhead.

“A report back by 12 April won’t allow people to plan,” she said.