UK Covid travel rules could change at short notice, warns minister

As some travel restrictions are eased, Grant Shapps refuses to say he would book foreign holiday now

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The UK transport secretary has refused to say he would book a foreign holiday for himself and his family yet, even as travel restrictions are eased for several destinations.

Grant Shapps warned anyone looking to travel abroad that the rules could change at short notice after Malta, Madeira and the Balearic islands, among others, were added to the list of countries from which travellers could return without having to quarantine.