The Prime Minister’s father, Stanley Johnson, has defended his decision to travel to Greece and make social media posts about it.
Mr Johnson senior was widely criticised after reportedly travelling via Bulgaria – in order to avoid the ban on direct flights from the UK – to visit his Greek villa.
He posted a picture on social media of himself apparently arriving at Athens airport wearing a face mask.
The 79-year-old previously told the Daily Mail that he was visiting on “essential business” because he needed to “Covid-proof my property” ahead of the letting season.
On Saturday he said he did not put the photos up "in a spirit of defiance".
He said: “I didn’t put them up… in a spirit of defiance, or anything like that.”
Referring to his residence in Greece, Mr Johnson told reporters: “I came here to have a quiet time, to organise the house.
“I think I’m going to go back on July 10. So, I have just got one week to get everything organised. Got a whole lot of instructions about how to make the place Covid proof.”
Asked if he had put his son, the Prime Minister, in a difficult position by travelling to Greece, Stanley Johnson said: “I have read his answers and he is absolutely right to say… that, you know what… and I think… I am not going to talk about private conversations between family members… and, I am absolutely not going to talk about that.”
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