ED Davey, the Lib Dems acting leader, has shopped Nigel Farage to the cops for “breaking quarantine” after he sunk a pint in a Kent boozer.
The Brexit campaigner, 56, has been reported to Kent police over claims he should have been self-isolating having returned recently from a President Trump rally in America.
He claimed to be the first customer in his local boozer as it opened its doors to the public at 12pm.
The former UKIP leader posted a picture of himself on Twitter as he enjoyed his first sip of lager.
He captioned the photograph: “12 o’clock, first customer in. Love it.”
But Mr Farage could have broken the quarantine rules as he was pictured on Saturday, June 20, at Donald Trump’s campaign rally that evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which indicates he did not return to the UK until June 21 at the earliest.
If he returned to the UK on June 21 it would have meant he visited the pub on while he was meant to still be in quarantine.
The current rules state a person has to remain in isolation for 14 days after returning to the UK.
British travellers are allowed to return to the country but must follow the rules.
The government’s website states: “You are not allowed to leave the place you’re staying for the first 14 days you’re in the UK except in very limited situations (known as ’self-isolating’).”
Lib Dem acting leader Ed Davey has today written to Kent Police to ask them to investigate whether Nigel Farage has breached quarantine rules.
Mr Davey said: “There are clearly serious questions to answer for Nigel Farage.
“It is clear from his social media posts that he was in American on June 20th, and he was pictured at a Trump Rally that evening.
“Given the current requirements for visitors returning to the UK to isolate for 14 full days on their return, Nigel Farage appears to be in violation of the quarantine.
“It is a responsibility of everyone to take the lockdown requirements seriously in order to stop the spread of the virus. By choosing to go to the pub when it appears he should have been staying at home, Mr Farage is showing a flagrant disregard for the safety of people in his community.
“I have written to Kent Police asking them to urgently investigate the timeline of Mr Farage’s travel and ascertain whether he has breached quarantine rules.”
Mr Farage said: “I have been back 14 days. But, more importantly I have tested. That test said I do not have any signs of the virus at all.”
When asked whether that test meant he was entitled to end his quarantine early, he replied: “Well, you make your own mind up on that.”
Having been told about the complaint to the police by Mr Davey, he replied: “Sad Ed Davey. Needs to get a life.”
Thousands of boozy Brits across have poured into pubs today, known as Super Saturday, as locals opened their doors for the first time in four months due to the coronavirus restrictions.
Drinkers have been sinking pints all day as pubs threw open their doors from 6am – with the revellers largely sticking to the rules and keeping safe.
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Brits to be “sensible” and stick to the rules, despite the restrictions being relaxed – he threatened more local lockdowns if Brits don’t behave today.
