This Morning to discuss the latest development. Appearing alongside hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, Simon told a guest who is currently in Barcelona that "the only way to reduce two weeks of quarantine you have to serve when returning here [the UK] is to, believe it or not, leave the country again.
To go to France, to Italy, or to anywhere else you like." The baffled ITV hosts tried to clarify the matter, asking Simon if you have to cross straight to that country or can come home and then go away again.
He explained that coming back to the UK doesn't excuse you from quarantine but instead means you are instead "somewhere lovely".When pushed further by Ruth, who asked if she was "being stupid" by not understanding the advice, Simon.
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