I sympathise, but ruling shouldn't be a surprise says under-fire Shapps

GRANT Shapps said no one should be “entirely surprised” by the snap move to quarantine holidaymakers returning from France.

- Macer Hall

The Transport Secretary came under fire yesterday after France and other countries were removed from the safe travel list.

He was also left red-faced after mistakenly suggesting restrictions would not come into force until tomorrow, rather than at 4 am today.

As Britons scrambled to return from France, Mr. Shapps claimed “a lot of people would have been aware” of the likelihood of changes to the so-called “air bridge” rules.