They don’t know that amber at the traffic lights means “Stop”. They think motorists can choose what it means, and travel blithely on if they feel like it. But some, like Health Minister Lord Bethell, say amber means “turn round and go back home”. The Government’s traffic-light system of permitted foreign travel descended into farce within hours of its announcement. As soon as “essential only” travel was permitted, 150 flights took Brits to amber destinations.

Source: Daily Mirror May 20, 2021 20:11 UTC