When asked by Robinson, if people spending money on a flight or holiday should be prepared to lose it, Shapps said: “Yes, in a sense. “A government minister can’t be a travel agent in this case because we don’t know how the virus will respond. In the interview on BBC’s Radio 4s Today show, the government minister said that that lockdown loosening should not encourage people to take risks. “So there can’t be any question of people just going off for holidays for staying in places like the Lake District. "The conclusion from that is it is unlikely that big, lavish international holidays are going to be possible for this summer.

Source: Daily Mirror May 13, 2020 17:46 UTC