Party calls for blanket system for all arrivals as ministers meet to sign off on proposals

A targeted quarantine policy is “half-baked” and leaves the UK’s vaccination programme open to as-yet unknown strains of coronavirus that could set back the country’s progress, Labour has warned.

Strict new quarantine rules in hotels are expected to be announced later on Tuesday after ministers meet to sign off the proposals, with the prime minister favouring a targeted approach that would see hotel quarantine imposed on British citizens from a limited number of countries such as South Africa and Brazil.

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