Hotel quarantine: ‘We’re left in the dark’

“If you went out and announced a programme nationally… and you hadn’t spoken to the people involved, I’m not sure I’d have a job, if I did that, in my company," said Rob Paterson, chief executive of Best Western hotels. In January, Boris Johnson said UK nationals and residents returning from Covid hotspots would have to quarantine in government-provided hotels but no start date has been set. Radio 4 Today's Nick Robinson heard from the boss of hotel chain Best Western, as well as, Lucy Moreton, head of the immigration services union, Yvette Cooper, chair of the home affairs select committee and Nadhim Zahawei, vaccine minister. (Image: Traveller arrives at Heathrow Airport; Credit: European Pressphoto Agency)