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Italian airport claims Boris Johnson enjoyed a secret excursion to Perugia LAST WEEKEND when Brexit and coronavirus took over the UK, but Downing Street denies this
- Perugia airport published a press release stating that PM had recently traveled
- A source told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Johnson arrived on September 11.
- Issue 10 told the newspaper: ‘This claim is wrong’
- Johnson reportedly visited his friend Evgeny Lebedev in Perugia before
- If you have any information on the whereabouts of the prime minister last weekend, please email [email protected]
Downing Street has denied an Italian newspaper claim that Boris Johnson enjoyed a secret excursion to Perugia last weekend as Brexit and the coronavirus took over the UK.
The Republic cites an official statement from the Umbria airport dated September 17 that said Johnson traveled “in the last few days.”
A source at San Francesco d’Assisi airport told the newspaper that the prime minister landed on Friday, September 11, at 2:00 p.m.
Number 10 told the Italian newspaper: “This statement is incorrect.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday
Lebedev, 41, owner of the Evening Standard newspaper and is frequently seen mingling on the upper echelons of the celebrity social scene, owns the impressive Castello di Santa Eurasia.
That Friday, Johnson faced MPs preparing to rebel against his Brexit legislation that violates international law and the rising number of coronavirus infections in the UK.
The prime minister and his fiancee Carrie Symonds also allegedly baptized their son Wilfred that weekend, it was claimed last week.
Johnson has reportedly traveled to the airport before to visit his friend Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard, at his medieval castle.
Lebedev, born in Russia and whose father is a former KGB agent, is known for throwing lavish parties for celebrity guests at the Castello di Santa Eurasia.
According to a report, Johnson worked from Downing Street on the day in question and took part in a Zoom call with 256 Conservative MPs about Brexit.
Johnson had tried to give a patriotic rallying cry to encourage his colleagues to back his controversial plans for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
A source said Johnson’s connection was cut during the call and when he returned he joked that he should probably invest in blazing-fast internet, Politics Home reported.
Russian-born Lebedev, whose father is a former KGB agent, is known for throwing lavish parties for his famous friends at the Castello di Santa Eurasia.
Last year it was reported that Johnson, during his time as foreign secretary, had been seen at the Perugia airport scruffy “in last night’s clothes.”
A fellow traveler told The Guardian that Mr. Johnson appeared to be stumbling and at one point looked like he was going to throw up.
There was silence from Johnson’s communications staff when those reports surfaced last year.
Last month, Johnson nominated Lebedev for a lifetime nobility for his services to the media industry and his philanthropic work.
