The British government is set to impose new laws that make it illegal to go to an airport without good reason with fines of £5,000 for anyone who breaks them.
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International travel was already banned in most circumstances under the lockdown rule, however, the new legislation aims to punish anyone attempting to leave the country without a valid reason.
MPs will vote on the laws – officially titled the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021 – on Thursday.
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If passed, the law will go into effect on Monday 29th March.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “These measures have been vital to reducing infections, hospital admissions and deaths across the country, and thanks to peoples’ commitment and support, we have made strong progress.
“We are rightly ending as many national measures as safely as possible, while maintaining those which remain necessary and proportionate to help reduce and control infections further as we cautiously but irreversibly ease restrictions and our historic vaccination programme continues apace.”
The new law comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Britain will face a third wave of the virus in August as cases surge in Europe.
