Thread by @Femi_Sorry, The government said not to move to 2nd homes BECAUSE it would [...]

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The government said not to move to 2nd homes BECAUSE it would put pressure on less urban health services. (Evidence in thread below)
So by moving from London to Durham (where he admits using their health services) #DominicCummings broke both the letter AND the purpose of the law.

Evidence in no particular order:

Conservative ex minister telling people to stop cumming from London because it would hurt their ability to care for the vulnerable.
#DominicCummings https://twitter.com/GeorgeFreemanMP/status/1242066083542110208

https://twitter.com/GeorgeFreemanMP/status/1242066083542110208

Another Conservative MP in March telling people that they shouldn't go to their second homes because if they travel with the disease they're spreading it. https://twitter.com/AnthonyMangnal1/status/1241005299454169088

https://twitter.com/AnthonyMangnal1/status/1241005299454169088

Another MP saying don't come because our health services can't take it. https://twitter.com/stevedouble/status/1240992137371684865

https://twitter.com/stevedouble/status/1240992137371684865

The government guidelines about using second homes for isolation. That's a no.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-essential-travel-guidance

I can keep going... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-51975411

MPs urge people to stay away from South West

MPs say "stay away" amid death threats to a holiday resort offering self-isolation stays.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-51975411

And going.... https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-fears-of-second-home-hordes-bringing-covid-19-to-holiday-havens-may-have-come-true-k868w2fzb

Coronavirus: Fears of second-home hordes bringing Covid-19 to holiday havens may have come true

Britons who fled to their second homes at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic appear to have taken the virus with them.Analysis by this newspaper has found that areas with high numbers of holiday homes

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-fears-of-second-home-hordes-bringing-covid-19-to-holiday-havens-may-have-come-true-k868w2fzb

And going... https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-tells-brits-not-to-visit-holiday-homes-amid-fight-to-contain-coronavirus-spread

Government tells Brits not to visit holiday homes amid fight to contain coronavirus spread

Ministers have urged the public not to visit holiday homes as the country battles to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-tells-brits-not-to-visit-holiday-homes-amid-fight-to-contain-coronavirus-spread

But I hope you get the message. Because most of the public definitely did... Most.
#DominicCummings

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