Boris Johnson comes under
fire as countries suspend travel from
UK over new Covid variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our
Coronavirus coverageIn the eyes of the world’s media,
Britain – a “Plague Island” led by a man who thinks “optimism is a substitute for hard truths and proper management” – is currently getting a good lesson in “what ‘reclaiming sovereignty’ means”.
If never quite explicit, the schadenfreude is palpable as dozens of countries, days before the end of the
Brexit transition period and with no trade deal yet agreed, suspend travel from the UK in response to the new, more contagious coronavirus variant.