An online petition calling for the government to provide free PCR tests for foreign travel has now attracted more than 250,000 supporters – an increase of 50,000 from last Thursday.
Petition founder Neill Farkhondeh, from Canterbury, has now contacted shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon and unions Unite and Balpa calling for their support.
He said: “I have reached out to people and organisations who I think may be able to support our petition.
“As well as making travel more affordable to all and not exclusive to a few, our petition also aims to protect employment and assist growth in the travel and aviation sector which will also have a positive impact on the UK economy overall.”
In a message on change.org, he added: “All the communication I have made today is speculative, yet I remain optimistic that our petition will get more signatures and some support from MPs and large organisations.”