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The performing leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, has written to Kent Police inquiring them to look into no matter whether Brexit Party chief Nigel Farage has broken coronavirus quarantine guidelines.
Mr Farage tweeted a picture of himself at lunchtime on Saturday having a pint in a pub, as numerous firms in England reopened.
Precisely a fortnight ago, Mr Farage tweeted from a vacation to the United States – wherever he was a visitor at a rally for President Trump.
People travelling to the Uk from the US are expected to quarantine for a period of time of 14 days from the instant they arrive.
“There are obviously serious concerns to answer for Nigel Farage,” Sir Ed said.
“It is very clear from his social media posts that he was in The united states on 20 June, and he was pictured at a Trump rally that evening. Given the existing specifications for site visitors returning to the British isles to isolate for 14 entire days on their return, Nigel Farage seems to be in violation of the quarantine,” he extra.
“By choosing to go to the pub when it seems he should really have been remaining at house, Mr Farage is demonstrating a flagrant disregard for the protection of folks in his community.”
In his letter to Kent’s chief constable, Alan Pughsley – which has also been despatched to House Secretary Priti Patel – the previous cabinet minister reported:
“I create to question you to immediately look into this situation, set up the timeline of events for Mr Farage’s return to the United kingdom and create regardless of whether Mr Farage was in breach of his quarantine. It is essential that life are not set at danger by breaches of quarantine.
“I am copying this letter to the residence secretary as I believe this case illustrates the problems that the law enforcement and Dwelling Office environment will have in enforcing the quarantine principles as they are at present established out.”
So how has Mr Farage managed to quarantine again in the British isles for 14 days, if he was in the States two weeks in the past?
He insists he has “been again from the United states of america for two weeks.”
His spokesman instructed me he flew straight again to Britain on the exact day – and claimed that a negative coronavirus check just after he obtained back again meant he could head back out and about once more.
But the Department of Health has informed me having a check does not get you out of quarantining – self isolating at property – for the reason that a take a look at could sum to a wrong unfavorable you could be harbouring the virus but not nevertheless symptomatic.
Composing on Twitter, Alexandra Phillips, a former Brexit Social gathering MEP who once worked as Nigel Farage’s media adviser, mentioned:
“Pricey Ed Davey, The police have superior items to do, you sad tiny guy. Acquiring an officer to go to Nigel’s house to notify him he shouldn’t have long gone to the pub is a full waste of resources and helps make you glance like a pathetic, awareness-trying to find twerp.”
