Category: Grant Shapps

UK Government Slammed Over 10-Year Jail Threat for Travel Rule Breakers

February 10, 2021
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The UK government’s threat of a 10-year jail term for those who lie about their travel history in violation of COVID-19 travel rules has been met with widespread criticism, including from the ranks of the ruling Conservative Party. The government will be “coming down hard” on people who provide false information on the passenger locator…

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UK to Close All Travel Corridors to Curb New CCP Virus Variants

January 15, 2021
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Britain will further tighten entry restrictions by closing all its “travel corridors” with other countries in order to stem the spread of new CCP virus variants, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. “We must take additional steps now” to reduce “the risk of new strains coming from overseas,” he said during a news conference…

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Government to Refund Journeys Cancelled Due to New Christmas Restrictions in England

December 21, 2020
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People in England who have booked their train or bus tickets to travel during Christmas will get a refund, the government announced on Monday. The decision came after the government reversed almost at the eleventh hour a previously announced relaxation of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions that would allow people across the UK to travel…

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UK, France to Resolve Lorry Queue Caused by Virus Panic: Ministers

December 21, 2020
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The UK will “make sure” to work with France to resolve the piling up of lorries, British Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Monday, as European countries shut their borders to the UK after a new strain of the CCP virus was identified. French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Monday morning that a Europe-wide health…

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