SO..2 sets of rules then ..!!!
Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 5:44 pmSquirming Transport Secretary Grant Shapps appeared to change lockdown rules while defending under-fire Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings today.
The cabinet minister was challenged over Cummings' 250 mile journey to Durham - despite tens of thousands of Brits having to be apart from their families in heartbreaking circumstances.
In an apparent blurring of the rules, Mr Shapps now claimed people had to quarantine "in the most practical way" - breaking drastically with government advice up to now.
The government has previously told those who develop coronavirus symptoms - and those they live with - not to leave their homes.
Cummings claimed he made the journey with his wife and child because he was worried about the four-year-old's welfare, and wanted to be nearby his family.
Facing questions from the media at today's daily briefing, Mr Shapps stuttered: "If you're in a position where you've got a young child and you're worried about the welfare of that child then clearly being somewhere where other members of the family can assist, then that may be the best place for you."
He added: "Mr Cummings is in the public eye but the reality is that the four-year-old child's welfare is the important thing."
Mr Shapps said the Prime Minister knew Cummings was ill, but would not be drawn on whether Boris Johnson knew his advisor had travelled to Durham.
And appearing to become irritated with questions about Cummings' actions, Mr Shapps said: "This wasn't to visit a holiday home, this was to stay at home."
Funny that he was to ill to stay in London , but quite healthy to drive and transport his tribe 230 miles to Durham to hand over his sprog to family members who [ because of age ] were vunerable .
Seems SHAPPS is have a problem trying to explain and wriggle out of that one .!!![](http://www.torrevieja247.com/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif"%20width="15"%20height="17"%20alt=":lol:"%20title="Laughing"%20style="border:%200px;%20vertical-align:%20text-bottom;%20max-width:%20100%;%20height:%20auto;%20color:%20rgb(51,%2051,%2051);%20font-family:%20Lucida%20Grande,%20Trebuchet%20MS,%20Verdana,%20Helvetica,%20Arial,%20sans-serif;%20font-size:%2013px;%20background-color:%20rgb(229,%20229,%20229);)
The cabinet minister was challenged over Cummings' 250 mile journey to Durham - despite tens of thousands of Brits having to be apart from their families in heartbreaking circumstances.
In an apparent blurring of the rules, Mr Shapps now claimed people had to quarantine "in the most practical way" - breaking drastically with government advice up to now.
The government has previously told those who develop coronavirus symptoms - and those they live with - not to leave their homes.
Cummings claimed he made the journey with his wife and child because he was worried about the four-year-old's welfare, and wanted to be nearby his family.
Facing questions from the media at today's daily briefing, Mr Shapps stuttered: "If you're in a position where you've got a young child and you're worried about the welfare of that child then clearly being somewhere where other members of the family can assist, then that may be the best place for you."
He added: "Mr Cummings is in the public eye but the reality is that the four-year-old child's welfare is the important thing."
Mr Shapps said the Prime Minister knew Cummings was ill, but would not be drawn on whether Boris Johnson knew his advisor had travelled to Durham.
And appearing to become irritated with questions about Cummings' actions, Mr Shapps said: "This wasn't to visit a holiday home, this was to stay at home."
Funny that he was to ill to stay in London , but quite healthy to drive and transport his tribe 230 miles to Durham to hand over his sprog to family members who [ because of age ] were vunerable .
Seems SHAPPS is have a problem trying to explain and wriggle out of that one .!!
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