Boris and Carrie plan staycation in Scotland
BORIS Johnson is planning a patriotic staycation in Scotland – enduring the midges and unpredictable weather to demonstrate his commitment to both the Union and the British holiday industry.
The Prime Minister – who chose the Caribbean for his last pre-Covid holiday, at Christmas – will head north of the Border with fiancee Carrie Symonds and baby son Wilfred later this month, The Mail on Sunday understands.
It comes after Mr Johnson told the nation recently that the UK had ‘fantastic destinations, the best in the world’.
He added: ‘All my happiest holiday memories are of holiday vacations here in the UK, bucket-and-spade jobs or whatever.’ The trip will coincide with the Queen’s own staycation at the Balmoral estate, on Royal Deeside.
However, Mr Johnson is not expected to see Her Majesty as part of the traditional Prime Ministerial end-of-summer visit because the 94-year-old monarch is staying in a ‘bubble’ with the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, and a group of 22 trusted staff members to limit the risk of Covid infection.
The Queen has been holding her audiences with the Prime Minister over Zoom since the virus outbreak. Downing Street is not – holiday to Scotland. ‘I racked my disclosing details of the PM’s brains to think which holidays he holiday for security reasons, but meant,’ she said.
Mr Johnson is expected to remain ‘The time it rained in Ireland or in full charge of the country while on Mull? Or one of the childhood he is away. summers in West Somerset, one of Mr Johnson’s recollection of the wettest places in the kingdom? happy childhood holidays was questioned ‘I had tried to do my bit by staying last week on British soil. After the sacrifices by his sister, so many have made for us in this journalist pandemic, I made a promise I Rachel, who would not complain if the weather wrote about her in Scotland was… Scottish. own – rainsodden ‘For once, I was doing what the PM ordered. It was so cold that fires were lit at breakfast, I kept my coat on at all times, even in bed… if anyone suggests another patriotic staycation next year, they can take a hike.’
The holiday comes as Nationalists have accused Mr Johnson of being in retreat amid some signs of increased support for independence, with two recent surveys finding that 54 per cent of respondents want to see Scotland split from the rest of the United Kingdom.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak travelled to Glasgow last week to highlight the benefits of the Union alongside Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross.