Ministers are begging European countries to allow Britons to use e-gates before the summer holidays because the deal agreed with Brussels will not start soon enough.
Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has written to European counterparts including Greece urging them to allow Brits to use e-gates ‘now’.
In a letter to Greece’s deputy foreign minister, he wrote: ‘It would be greatly appreciated if Greece could also offer access to e-gates where they are available at the border as soon as possible, including on a temporary basis now.'
Mr Thomas-Symonds added: ‘Being able to use e-gates at Greece’s airports would be a significant symbol of the friendship our two countries share.’
Announcing his reset with Brussels, Sir Keir Starmer said the move to allow British travellers to use European e-gates was one of the key elements of the deal.
