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Stanley Johnson posted footage of his arriving in Athens on Wednesday
Boris Johnson’s father has been criticised for travelling to Greece through the coronavirus lockdown.
Stanley Johnson shared quite a lot of footage on his Instagram account on Wednesday, displaying him arriving in Athens and at an airport in a masks.
He instructed the Every day Mail he was within the nation “on important enterprise” to make sure a property he rents out was “Covid-proof” earlier than holidays restart.
However the former Tory MEP has come below fireplace for breaking lockdown guidelines.
Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone mentioned the incident “stinks of 1 rule for them and one other rule for the remainder of us”.
The present steerage on air journey from the UK Overseas Workplace advises in opposition to “all however important worldwide journey” due to the virus.
Anybody who then returns to the UK has to isolate for 14 days, below the federal government’s present guidelines.
There have been quite a lot of reviews that the UK will kind “air bridge” agreements with sure nations to permit individuals to journey there and never isolate on their return – however a listing has but to be printed.
Greece has re-opened its borders to some overseas travellers – besides these from Sweden and the UK, who’ve been instructed they can not fly to the nation till 15 July.
Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael raised considerations about Mr Johnson’s journey within the Commons, when discussing the anticipated announcement on air bridges.
He mentioned: “It could be an announcement that might be made by the prime minister, who may then clarify his views on the truth that apparently his personal father has jetted off in defiance of the steerage to Greece.”
Referencing causes given by Boris Johnson’s most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, when he was accused of breaking the lockdown guidelines in March, Mr Carmichael added: “Possibly, I do not know, he simply wanted a watch take a look at or one thing like that, however I feel we might all welcome a proof.”
Answering for the federal government, Commons chief Jacob Rees-Mogg mentioned: “I appear to recollect someplace within the Bible that the sins of the daddy shall be visited on the son, however I do not bear in mind it ever being the opposite method spherical.
“I feel the the honourable gentleman is admittedly fishing desperately to try to make any criticism of the PM.”