A Sinn Fein proposal to temporarily ban travel from Britain on Monday failed to pass through the Northern Ireland (NI) Assembly in a divided vote, as over 40 countries cut off travel to the UK after a new variant of the CCP virus was identified in the South of England. As a compromise, the NI executive unanimously supported a proposal by Health Minister Robin Swann, which advises against non-essential travel, and asks new arrivals from Britain and the Republic of Ireland to self-isolate for 10 days. “Pleased that Exec has agreed my paper tonight, including immediate guidance against all but essential travel between NI and GB/[Republic of Ireland], with all new arrivals here asked to self-isolate for 10 days,” the Ulster Unionist Party minister wrote on Twitter. “More work needed on option of legal travel ban, both legally and logistically—vital supplies to NI and essential travel need to be protected,” Swann added, …