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According to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, there has been a leak of a document from the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) saying that its members think pre-departure tests for people coming to the UK would be valuable and that PCR tests for arrivals would be more use at day 5 or day 8, instead of at day 2 (where they are now required, under a rule announced at the weekend).
This is almost certain to come up at PMQs. The new shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, and the new shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, have been loudly calling for pre-departure testing since they took up their new roles on Monday night.
