Fury after 180 Romanian crop-pickers who flew into the UK were not tested for coronavirus
But furious colleagues claim it is “madness” and a high-risk gamble amid fears some may have come from Romania’s coronavirus red zone. There have been 8,418 confirmed cases of the virus there and 421 deaths.
Some argue there are also an extra 1.4 million Brits out of work in the crisis who could do the jobs. One colleague accused Mr Shapps of being “gung-ho” about letting the flights land., are we letting in tens of thousands of people a day? We are the only ones in Europe, it’s madness.”said: “The Government has done well getting the pandemic under control. But it’s hard to understand the decision to allow thousands of people to walk through ports and airports without testing. This cannot be right.
SUN readers are today urged to sign a petition calling for our NHS staff to be awarded the George Cross. Yesterday, we backed a proposal by Lord Ashcroft to honour our health heroes with the gallantry gong given for acts of bravery that did not take place in battle. A No10 spokesman said: “The NHS is doing a fantastic job and the nation will want to find a way to say thank you when we have defeated this virus.”We are asking readers to sign the petition online atTransport Secretary Grant Shapps claims the migrant workers are 'critically important' to prevent produce being dumpedThe Romanian workers arriving at Stansted were wearing gloves and masksDon't miss the latest news and figures - and essential advice for you and your family.
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