“Or why people should feel they have to move away from their loved ones or communities to reach their potential.” “There is no reason why the inhabitants of one part of the country should be geographically fated to be poorer than others,” he will say. Mr Johnson will attempt to bridge that gap by insisting that all parts of the UK can benefit from his plans.
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In his keynote Conservative Party conference speech tomorrow (Wednesday), Mr Johnson will attempt to define his “levelling-up” agenda, arguing that by boosting “left behind” parts of the country it will ease pressure on the “overheating” south-east of England.Īgainst the backdrop of a supply chain crisis and labour shortage that has seen military drivers drafted in to deliver petrol, warnings of empty shelves in shops at Christmas and pigs culled due to a lack of abattoir staff, Mr Johnson will defend his restrictions on foreign workers. The government has said that from later in October, arrivals in England will no longer have to take a PCR test two days after arrival and can instead opt for the cheaper lateral flow test.Boris Johnson will declare that his Government has the “guts” to reshape the British economy and tackle major domestic challenges that have been dodged by previous administrations. 4 by scrapping its amber list for medium risk destinations and no longer requiring fully vaccinated passengers to take a COVID-19 test before they arrive in the country from places not on the red list.
The country's hotel quarantine policy for higher risk countries costs 2,285 pounds ($3,095) per adult, deterring global travel.īritain is already planning to relax its travel rules from Oct. The changes are set to be announced on Thursday, and will likely result in a surge of bookings, boosting airlines and travel companies that have been brought to their knees during the pandemic. LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will open up more countries for hotel quarantine-free travel later this week, The Sunday Telegraph reported, saying that the UK's "red list" of destinations would be slashed to nine from 54.įully vaccinated arrivals from countries including South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia will no longer have to quarantine in a government-designated hotel for 10 days when they get to England from later in October, the newspaper said.