snoop1130 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 UK doing everything to ensure people can have summer vacations: minister FILE PHOTO: Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain February 8, 2021. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is doing “everything we can” to ensure the public can get a summer vacation this year but could not provide certainty on whether or not people should book breaks now, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday. Ministers have faced criticism, including from members of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s own party, about giving out mixed messages on whether people should arrange summer holidays in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, transport minister Grant Shapps said people should not book vacations either domestically or abroad until more was known about the vaccination programme’s success but others, including Johnson given more optimistic messages. “I do understand the yearning for certainty, but certainty is hard in a pandemic. We are doing everything we can to make sure people can have that holiday in the summer,” Hancock, who said he had booked a vacation in southwest England, told Sky News. He said people “really get that” there was uncertainty following the problems caused by the pandemic over the last year and needed to be patient. “I think that we’ve all been talking in exactly the same terms that there is uncertainty but we want to bring an end to that uncertainty and of course it is the vaccine programme that is our route out of this,” Hancock said. So far, Britain has given a first vaccine shot to more than 13 million people and is also bringing in new strict border controls, which make it illegal to go on holiday, to prevent new strains of the virus entering the country. Airlines and the travel industry have called for clarity and a clear route map out of restrictions, fearing this summer could be make or break for many. Heathrow Airport, Britain’s busiest, said on Thursday passenger numbers had plunged 89% in January compared to the same month last year and warned more jobs were at risk. -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-02-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 So that's now clear - book your summer holidays, but don't. Clarity at its best 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chomper Higgot Posted February 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2021 This is an example of the core problem of populism. Doing/saying what’s popular is not the same as doing/saying what needs to be done. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 since when is lockdown not a vacation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 UK doing everything to ensure people can have summer......... What day they having it this year.......?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said: This is an example of the core problem of populism. Commonly known as politics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 More media help to make everyone happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 43 minutes ago, sungod said: Commonly known as politics. Populist politics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The British government is doing “everything we can” to ensure the public can get a summer vacation to spread the virus......good plan ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Travel agents want clarity. Here you go,,, Forget about holidays this year, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Never thought I would agree with a Tory MP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 the ground hasn't settled in the 100,000 gravesites as yet and they're worried about 'holidays' - seems to me a few priorities are ****ed up.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybole Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 13 hours ago, sanuk711 said: UK doing everything to ensure people can have summer......... What day they having it this year.......?? Local guru says summer will be on a Thursday this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 A post with a video that is not allowed in some countries has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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