Robert Jenrick - Visit to parents

[hackjo]

Some balanced reporting from The Guardian:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/w...

Looks to me like he acted within the rules, although the distance he had to travel was less than ideal.

[Pericoloso]

Another do as I say not as I do,like the Scottish woman.
I had to look up who he is .........Or ,was , when he gets sacked.

[John145]

Reads a bit desperate to me.

[hackjo]

John145 said:

Reads a bit desperate to me.

On the part of The Guardian?

[pip t]

Assuming that his defence of delivering supplies and medicines is true, then I'm not really sure what the story is here.... Same exemption as the rest of us.

[i4got]

Don't see the issue. Supporting the vulnerable falls within the rules.

[Evanivitch]

pip t said:

Assuming that his defence of delivering supplies and medicines is true, then I'm not really sure what the story is here.... Same exemption as the rest of us.

I think the issue here is that he travelled 40 miles to deliver food (that was already being sorted by neighbours) and medicine (which just as likely could be delivered by neighbours too, assuming they used a local pharmacy).

It would almost seem, and call me cynical, that he used the food and medicine as an excuse to see his parents when someone much closer to them could have done the same job.

[TeamD]

It's the Grauniad innit?

BTW, could someone look after my mum, she's doing my head in.

[Dromedary66]

Evanivitch said:

I think the issue here is that he travelled 40 miles to deliver food (that was already being sorted by neighbours) and medicine (which just as likely could be delivered by neighbours too, assuming they used a local pharmacy).

It would almost seem, and call me cynical, that he used the food and medicine as an excuse to see his parents when someone much closer to them could have done the same job.

Exactly this. He's a hypocrite. Don't preach one thing from a supposed position of authority then do the exact opposite.

[confused_buyer]

My mother lives 20 miles away. Neighbours have been doing their bit but nearly are all as old and shouldn't go out either. There is also a limit to how much you can ask neighbours to do.

On Tuesdays she had no milk, eggs or other fresh stuff. So I took her some. Not apologising for it.

I know several other oldies various distances away where the neighbours have been hopeless and they have no close family. If they get desperate I'll help them as well. Not apologising for that either.

So he took some stuff to his parents maybe to just do his bit. So what. He should.

[Evanivitch]

confused_buyer said:

My mother lives 20 miles away. Neighbours have been doing their bit but nearly are all as old and shouldn't go out either. There is also a limit to how much you can ask neighbours to do.

On Tuesdays she had no milk, eggs or other fresh stuff. So I took her some. Not apologising for it.

I know several other oldies various distances away where the neighbours have been hopeless and they have no close family. If they get desperate I'll help them as well. Not apologising for that either.

So he took some stuff to his parents maybe to just do his bit. So what. He should.

If they needed it, he had every right to do it. I don't know what he bought, doubt anyone does, hopefully it wasn't champagne, caviar and Easter eggs.


In your case, there's perhaps a local volunteer group that can support. I've been shopping for an old lady with COPD for the last 3 weeks. Coordinated by the local community center.

[ellroy]

Not just the Granuid, also the daily fail at it as well.

If it is as he says, and I’ve no reason to dispute it, then he’s obeyed the letter of the law and rules.

The media have really not covered themselves in any kind of glory in recent weeks.

[dandarez]

Bit of thin line.

The Grauniad witness (sorry, grass) said they saw Jenrick visiting his parents' home. He didn't go in, he delivered meds (and food?) 'he' had collected.

The only issue I can see is distance travelled.

Would I trust neighbours to deliver parents' 'meds'?
Especially, a neighbour like the one in question?
A wonderful neighbour who, not just snitches, but will go as far as to contact a national rag - especially a rag they knew would run the story.

Like some above, I'd deliver them myself or ensure who did so, was someone I knew.

[confused_buyer]

Yep, judging by his parents neighbours standards I'm not surprised he decided to do it himself.

What an ahole of a neighbour.

[bazza white]

The parents may be asking neighbours to get the basics like bread and milk but not wanting to hand over a shopping list with regular stuff on it like toiletries.

[Jonesy23]

How the hell is this even a story? People have gone insane and started snitching on stuff that's perfectly legitimate.

Seems that some in Government have realised that the wrong message has come across, people are concentrating on the wrong things and most damaging of all have utterly misunderstood what was meant for working arrangements and have gone well beyond what was intended.

All egged on by a media looking for any excuse to make a story from nothing.

[Jonesy23]

dandarez said:

The only issue I can see is distance travelled.

Why? 40 miles? If it was 140 it still wouldn't be an issue.

[Heaveho]

I'm not happy seeing people out partying at the mo, and I don't like Jenrick at all, but stuff like this isn't news.

[InitialDave]

I'd do the same, my parents are 80 miles away.

If my mate's sister wasn't closer and already doing the job, then if needed, he'd deliver stuff 200 miles to his mother.

This isn't someone going round to socialise, or toddling off to a second home because he fancies it. There is a very clear allowance for this type of journey, he was right to make it, and who ever tried to dob him in for it should sit in the corner and have a think about how they conduct themselves.

[menousername]

Mail now saying he did 150 miles to his second home too