The boss of Caledonian Sleeper trains has been accused of ignoring Scottish government lockdown rules and travelling from London to Inverness for a business trip.
Rupert Soames, chief executive of Serco, which runs the Scotland to London overnight service, arrived by train in Inverness on Tuesday morning.
The company claims his trip is 'essential,' as he is meeting key workers, but questions have been raised over why the 60-year-old couldn't meet them via video chat.
Meanwhile the Scottish government's transport agency was unaware of the trip.Soames, who is the grandson of former prime minister Winston Chruchill, is in Scotland meeting with key workers on an 'essential' trip, a Serco spokesman said.The trip has been heavily criticised
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