As he announced the next step of measures, these were the scenes in Blackpool on a bitterly cold Easter Monday
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But Mr Johnson faces opposition from MPs on both sides of the Commons who are concerned about the civil liberties implications.
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A certificate could cover whether someone had received a vaccine, had a negative coronavirus test or had contracted and recovered from Covid-19 within the past six months.
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The global travel taskforce review warned “the state of the pandemic abroad, and the progress of vaccination programmes in other countries” meant it was impossible to say yet whether foreign holidays would be allowed from May 17, the date earmarked as the earliest possible for the resumption of international trips.
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It confirmed the Government is examining a traffic-light system for countries, with travel to green list nations requiring no quarantine on return to the UK – although tests will still be required – although it is too early to say which destinations will be in that category.
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Monday’s temperatures were expected to be up to 11C lower than during the sunshine of the Easter weekend as cold northern winds moved over the country.
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Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “There’ll be a drop of 11 degrees between one day and the next, so you will definitely notice it!”