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The Prime Minister is accused of traveling abroad during the weekend of September 12 and 13. An official statement from the local Perugia airport on September 17 states that Johnson was in Perugia “during the last days.” Italian newspaper The Republic and publication Umbria24 claim that airport sources told them that Johnson “traveled to Perugia ”and landed in Perugia“ on Friday September 11 at 2:00 pm ”. The Republic added A spokesperson for Number 10 said: “This statement is incorrect. “
The Italian newspaper also claimed that former Prime Minister Tony Blair was also in Perugia from September 8-11.
An airport spokesman told La Repubblica: “Johnson and Blair were here in Perugia last week.”
Another airport worker told the newspaper that Mr. Johnson was there “on Friday, September 11 or Thursday, September 10, I don’t remember it well.”
While a third said that Johnson arrived “on Friday, September 11 at 2 pm and left on Monday, September 14 at 7:45 am”
The newspaper did not explain why Johnson may have traveled to Italy.
It comes as the UK faces tougher measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus.
The Government announced this weekend that people in England who reject a self-isolation order could face fines of up to £ 10,000.
Fines will initially start at £ 1,000 and increase to £ 10,000 for repeat offenders and for “the most serious offenses”, including those preventing others from isolating themselves, such as an employer asking a staff member to come to work at violation of an order.
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In Scotland, the limit is also six outdoors, but outdoor gatherings of up to 30 people are still fine in Wales and Northern Ireland.
In Northern Ireland, the rule of six currently applies only in Ballymena, Co Antrim and the Belfast city hall area.
In August, the Interior Ministry also announced fines for not wearing face covers where it is mandatory, such as public transport, shops and supermarkets, and people with uncovered faces can be fined.
Scotland already had rules on face masks in stores introduced in July, Northern Ireland in August, and they were made mandatory in Wales in September.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that Britain is at a “tipping point” as he refused to rule out a second national coronavirus lockdown if the public does not follow social distancing rules.
Hancock said there is a danger that the numbers will “skyrocket” unless effective measures are taken to stop the spread of the virus.
He told BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show: “This country is facing a turning point.
“If everyone follows the rules, and we will be increasingly strict with those who do not follow them, we can avoid more national blockades.
“But of course we have to be prepared to act if necessary.”
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