UK Government confirms traffic light list ahead of cautious return to international travel

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today (Friday 7 May) announced that international travel can begin to safely reopen from 17 May, allowing people to go on foreign holidays to ‘Green List’ countries. The ‘Stay in the UK’ regulation will lift on 17 May, meaning leisure travel from England will no longer be illegal. However, speaking at a No10 press conference this afternoon, the Transport Secretary outlined how strict border control measures will remain in place as international travel gradually resumes. Different levels of restriction will be applied to individuals returning to England from countries based on the traffic light