17 countries could go green this week as new travel category hangs in balance

Plans for an ‘amber watch list’ could be scrapped as Tories name the idea ‘inexplicably complicated’ (Picture: Metro Graphic/ Getty Images)Ministers are said to be locking horns over the creation of a new travel traffic light category, as industry experts claim 17 new countries could go green on Thursday.Plans for an ‘amber watch list’ were approved last week, meaning travellers could be warned that countries with concerning Covid data could be placed on the r