The foreign secretary has defended the swift reintroduction of coronavirus quarantine measures for Britons returning from Spain, telling Sky News: "We took the decision as swiftly as we could."
Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Dominic Raab said the government received data on Friday which showed a "big jump" in COVID-19 cases across the country.
Mr Raab said ministers looked at the data on Saturday afternoon and acted as quickly as they could, with the announcement made on Saturday evening.
"And we can't make apologies for doing so," the foreign secretary said.
"We must be able to take swift, decisive action, particularly in relation to localised, or internationally in relation to Spain or a particular country, where we see we must take action.
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"Otherwise, we risk re-infection into the UK, potentially a second wave here and then another lockdown.
"So yes, I understand it is disruptive for those going through this who are in Spain or have been consideriRead More – Source
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