A FARMER has claimed the Prime Minister pitched a tent in his field without permission while on holiday in Applecross.
Yesterday the Daily Mail published photographs of Boris Johnson staying at a three-bedroom holiday cottage by the coast. There was a bell tent pitched close to the property.
The Tory leader has since headed home after the location of his holiday accommodation was revealed, with sources saying there was a security risk for him, his partner and their son.
After Johnson packed up, farmer Kenny Cameron hit out at the Prime Minister.
He said: “Mr Johnson is meant to be leading the country and yet he is not setting a great example.
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“Usually if people want to go inside a fenced area they ask for permission first, but I was not asked at all.
“He could have put up his tent in the garden of the cottage and there would have been no problem – but didn’t do that.
“He could easily have damaged the fence by climbing over it as a short cut.
“There is a gate a little way up and they could have just used that.”
It was also reported that the remains of a small campfire were left by the tent, and this had to be cleared up after Johnson returned to England.
Johnson’s staff reportedly apologised to Cameron, saying they and the PM believed the field was part of The Old School House cottage.
The Prime Minister’s holiday angered many as he avoided the ongoing exam results chaos in England.
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