Would-be holidaymakers must "accept there is a degree of uncertainty" if they travel abroad this summer, a minister has said, noting the Government will "reserve the right" to impose restrictions on any country if cases start to rise.

Simon Clarke, the local government minister, told the BBC: "The reality is people travelling abroad will have to accept that there is a degree of uncertainty.

"As the situation changes on the ground, we have to reserve the right to take action to keep the British public safe.

"That's what we've done in the case of Spain. I think we'd have faced equally, frankly, strong criticism from you this morning had we done anything else.

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