Labour says reports of up to 8,000 tourists arriving a day are 'staggering'

Party is demanding hotel quarantine system be tightened up to avoid new Covid variants coming to Britain Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLabour has said it is “completely outrageous” that up to 8,000 tourists may be arriving in Britain every day and demanded the government tighten up its hotel quarantine system to avoid new coronavirus variants being brought into the country.Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow home secretary, said ministers were not doing enough to secure the borders after the Times reported the statistic, as well as other figures including that as many as 90% of arrivals at Gatwick airport are tourists. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/05/labour-calls-urgent-response-reports-8000-tourists-arriving-a-day-covid #coronavirus #labour #travel #home_office #immigration_and_asylum #travel_&_leisure #politics #uk_news #business #nick_thomas-symonds #yvette_cooper