London MP’s summer ruined after being forced to spend 43 days isolating

A London MP has been forced to spend 43 days inside after being contacted by test and trace.

Chelsea and Fulham MP Greg Hands, pictured, has spent much of his summer inside, including after he came into contact with someone who had coronavirus on a business flight.

The Minister for Trade Policy, who was freed of his mammoth isolation today, originally had to isolate after his son caught the disease – meaning he has spent a total of 43 days inside since the beginning of June.

He said: “Throughout these 43 days I have had no symptoms. It’s a bit of an ordeal at the time but that’s the rules. The rules need to be followed.”

Mr Hands was forced to self-isolate on four occasions; twice when his son tested positive on two separate occasions, and twice because he shared a plane with someone with symptoms.

Despite testing positive twice, his son has not displayed any Covid symptoms.

Mr Hands has told where he will be visiting first when freed from isolation, he said: “We have a bit of a backlog. We’ve got to go to the post office to get a parcel. Then I’m going to go and see my mother.”