Altrincham MP Sir Graham Brady MP has called for an early end to a quarantine which he says has done ‘untold’ economic damage and is based on flawed science.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph the MP who has been an outspoken critic of the Government’s lockdown policy said
“The pandemic has led many on the Government benches into unfamiliar territory. The Conservative party is not used to telling people when they can or cannot leave their homes.
Although I agree it was sensible last March to enter a short ’lockdown’ to get an unchecked virus under control, it’s not clear that it is the correct policy response today.
Conservatives are united in their long held view that governments should, as much as possible, avoid telling people what they can and cannot do. Rules only work if there is a will to comply: they don’t work if they are unreasonable – people refuse to follow them.
New research suggests the UK Government’s 14-day quarantine policy for international arrivals, which involves no test, is far less effective than previously considered when compliance with the rules is taken into account.”
