Members of Parliament Fault UK Border Policy

Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom say coronavirus outbreak could have been curbed more effectively had quarantine restrictions on arrivals been imposed at an earlier stage.

The home affairs committee said it was a serious mistake not to bring in tougher border measures earlier on in the pandemic.

The committee said ministers had underestimated the threat of importing the virus from Europe at a time when there were serious outbreaks in Italy and Spain.

A home office spokeswoman disputed the committee’s findings, saying all of the government’s decisions had been guided by the science.