So, did he go to Perugia incognito - or not?

Where did he go on holiday for six weeks in the summer?! Three days in Scotland I remember that , but anywhere else?! I can't see that a weekend in Italy is particularly excessive, no law was broken, and it would appear it took place at the beginning of the month. A non story!!

MawB2

Why is this an issue? Is there a ban on flights to Italy?

The issue is related to the widespread suspicion that Johnson in in thrall to the Russians. Driven by a surprising number of Russian connections among the Vote Leave fraternity and an extraordinarily high level of Russian donations to the tory party.

I suppose that if he wants to take his little family away for an Italian weekend by private jet there's no law against it. Pity he's pleading poverty a week later, though...

MawB2- no restrictions to flights to and from Italy - so why lie? It is the deception that is the issue, and the fact he has denied close links to Russian Oligarchs on Umbria's private Mountains. And when calls from all sides are asking for urgent Cobra meeting on the rise in Covid which is a true emergency for the nation.

Testing his eyesight, maybe? We know that’s legit!

Why is this an issue? Is there a ban on flights to Italy?

If the report is true, so what? It was only for a weekend and plenty of other people have been abroad this summer. He didn't break any rules and is entitled to have a life outside of politics. I'm not a supporter of BJ but I don't see why people are getting upset.

OK, I appreciate that the timing might not be brilliant with the current spike in new infections but he was in meetings yesterday to discuss the problem so doesn't appear to have been out of the loop for too long.

Maybe I am missing something significant here.

Johnson, Maw

Some things are adding up.

But, Peston tweeted that baby Wilfred was being baptised at Wesminster Cathedral that weekend. He suggested that could be confirmed by the priest; though he, a supposed journalist, doesn't actually seem to have done his utmost to check the story..

Alternative story is that baby Wilfred was baptised in Perugia, Lebdev being godfather and throwing the christening party..

No. 10 denys, of course...

Who are you talking about?

Some people can't resist flying off somewhere can they ? It's not a necessity right now The " must have " brigade.

Who?

No idea.

The witness reports are somewhat vague

One airport official and another source

But people are going abroad so I won't get hugely annoyed about it

www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/21/no-10-denies-reports-boris-johnson-went-on-secret-italy-trip

The airport authorities are saying he did.

Obviously 6 weeks plus in the summer wasn’t sufficient.