We need your help now
Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.
You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.
If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
By continuing, you are indicating that you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
DOWNING STREET HAS denied what it says are “completely untrue” claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Perugia, Italy earlier this month.
The claim was contained in an article in Italian newspaper La Republica, which quotes an airport worker as saying that Johnson was in the airport “on Friday 11 September or Thursday 10 September”.
The article also quotes an official statement by the local airport last week which said that Johnson had landed at the airport “over the past few days”.
The airport’s statement was in the context of a list of famous people who had recently laded at the airport, including former UK prime minister Tony Blair and Barcelona footballer Luis Suarez.
This morning however, political editor of The Sun Harry Cole is reporting that the Perugia Airport is to retract its statement that Johnson travelled through the airport last week.
Johnson has previously travelled to Perugia in recent years where he has been a guest of Russian billionaire Evgeny Lebedev.
Italy is on the UK’s lists corridor counties list, meaning people returning from there to England do not need to self-isolate.
Regardless of this, Downing Street has emphatically denied that Johnson was recently in the central Italian province.
“This story is completely untrue. The Prime Minister has not travelled to Italy in recent months. Anyone who publishes these claims is repeating a falsehood,” the spokesperson said.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning, Grant Shapps MP also said that “as far has he’s aware” Johnson was not in Perugia.
“Not as far as I’m aware, but I don’t track his movements by the hour. But not as far as I know. As I said I don’t know. But just to be clear, that would that would be a travel corridor in any case. No, not as far as I’m aware,” he said.
The solution to the mystery of where was the PM on weekend of 11 Sept is that on 12 Sept @BorisJohnson and @carriesymonds were baptising their son Wilfred in Westminster Cathedral. “You can confirm with the priest!” I was told. So he could not have been in Italy then. But how https://t.co/i1I8Kwkzvs
— Robert Peston (@Peston) September 21, 2020
There had ben some questions over where Johnson had been the weekend before last (12 and 13 September), but it is reported this morning that he had been in attendance at the christening of his son Wilfred in Westminster Cathedral.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
If seeing where trucks are made makes him happy then it’s just as valid as any other purchase.
Absolutely whatever floats his boat! Best of luck to him.
Beats leaving it to the local publican
Gaving money to the hospital a very generous gesture,fair play
Such a sceal about picking numbers and it transpires he wins on a quick pick.
Yeah right he’s telling the wife that story – dude is off to Thailand via Amsterdam.
10-4 buddy.
Copy.
Convoy comin thru.
Best of luck to him
He won’t even be able to buy a new Scania tractor unit with his “Lotto” winnings!
Poor man! Let’s have a whip around for him?
Average Scania 120,000.00
New R730 tractor unit is around 165 000 sterling..
There’s a lot of stories in the media lately to do with lotto wins …
@ger, true. They are struggling and keep throwing out stories of lotto winners, best of luck to him!!
When I win the lotto I’m going to double the number of cats in our house to 18. Try and stop me.
Ever wondered what a 5 year old would do if they won the lotto?
Find somebody of legal age to claim it for them…
Just for an e-mail from a boy om Nigeria who needs help cashing in his win
What a nice gesture ! Congratulations ! He could also visit the Paccar Trucks Leyland Assembly Plant, Lancs UK. Largest and most advanced Truck plant in Europe. (Worked there from 1991-1995)
Or hop on the direct Aer Lingus flight to San Francisco and visit the immaculate Tesla Motors factory, here in the Silicon Valley.
It annoys me that some muppet in dublin thought this was ‘out there’ enough to warrant an article. So what if he wants to go to see the Scania plant( it’s flipping amazing by the way) each to they’re own, but no some muppet at the journal has to metaphorically point and snicker, Slow news week.
I wish I was rich
Sorry shite sorry
Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then these services may not function properly.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not be able to monitor our performance.
Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
have your say