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Travellers who lie about whether they have been to mutant coronavirus hotspots face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today.

The Health Secretary said he made 'no apologies' for incredibly harsh measures, warning that protecting the UK from variant strains that can potentially evade vaccines is 'mission critical' - and hinting they might need to be in place until the Autumn.

He revealed the government is creating a new criminal offence of hiding from the authorities that you have visited one of the countries on the UK's 'red list'.