Coronavirus live news: UK may allow island holidays even if country is on amber list

UK's aviation minister says government will take island approach where possible'; Austria to ban direct flights from UK from 1 June

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11.15pm BST

Dominic Cummings ramped up his attacks on Boris Johnson on the eve of the former aide's evidence session, accusing the prime minister of having no serious plan" to protect society's most vulnerable people from Covid.

Johnson - along with ministers, government scientific advisers and civil servants - is braced for a lambasting from the man who was his most senior adviser until November, when Cummings is questioned by MPs on Wednesday.

Related: Dominic Cummings says PM had no plan to protect vulnerable people from Covid

10.18pm BST

The UK government has pledged to allow British travellers to go to island destinations even if the country is on the amber list.

Robert Courts, the aviation minister, told MPs on Tuesday the government would take this approach where possible" as it prepares to add more countries to the quarantine-free green list when it is reviewed on 7 June.