Rhodes Fires: Call to protect holidaymakers by adding to no travel list

• Thousands of tourists and residents in Rhodes in panic at wildfires
• Liberal Democrats lead calls for the temporary addition of Rhodes to the red-list.
• Layla Moran calls for end to uncertainty for holidaymakers out of pocket as insurance companies refuse to pay up 

Liberal Democrats are calling for an immediate addition of Rhodes to the Red List list of places the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel, to ease the cost being felt by families caught up in this tragic emergency. 

It comes as Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell admitted this morning that he wouldn't fly out to Rhodes at this time.

The Government is yet to temporarily designate Rhodes as a Red List country, making it harder for thousands of tourists, looking to get a refund for their trips to Rhodes under their travel insurance.

Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Layla Moran commented:

“As wildfires blaze and thousands are evacuated, it is staggering that the Foreign Office travel guidance for Rhodes does not advise against all but essential travel.

“Thanks to Conservative ministers’ inaction, many families are unable to make a claim against their insurance - leaving them paying the penalty for deciding not to fly out to the island.

“The Government urgently needs to get a grip and help holiday makers who have been impacted by these terrible scenes."

ENDS