Inside Politics: Keir Starmer wants all arrivals placed in quarantine hotels

The government will announce new curbs for high-risk countries – but Labour is calling for something ‘stronger’, writes Adam Forrest

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All those influencers in Dubai may wish to get home quick sharpish – if they want to avoid the prospect of “working” inside a hotel room on the outskirts of Heathrow for 10 days. Boris Johnson’s government has decided to bring in hotel quarantine for arrivals from high-risk countries – and it’s possible the new rules will apply to the United Arab Emirates. The new system won’t be up and running for at least two weeks, however. So I suppose the social media Z-listers could nip back from the Gulf now without too much fuss.

Inside the bubble

Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for today: