The Telegraph - Andrew Woodcock

Downing Street has poured cold water on hopes of an ‘air bridge’ to allow British holiday-makers to avoid quarantine on returning from popular European destinations this summer.

In a slapdown for transport secretary Grant Shapps, the prime minister’s official spokesman said the idea was not government policy.

The government is due to announce shortly a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK from overseas, with the threat of fines between £1,000 and £10,000 for anyone failing to remain at their designated self-isolation address for the entire period...more

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