Don’t travel to amber list countries, says No 10 despite no ban

PM’s spokesperson declines to say why holidays to places such as Spain are allowed to remain on sale

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Downing Street has urged Britons not to take holidays in so-called amber list countries including France and Spain, but declined to explain why it remains legal for people to do so.

Boris Johnson’s spokesperson said the advice was that people should not travel to these destinations for leisure, but did not say why travel companies were being permitted to sell holidays to them.