ROBERT Jenrick has been quizzed on his claim that his house in Herefordshire was his main home at today's daily Downing Street press conference.
The Communities Secretary made the claim after it emerged earlier this month that he had made a 150-mile journey from London to the £1.2m home.
It was also revealed by the Guardian that the minister had made a 40-mile trip to visit his elderly parents in Shropshire.
His children and wife attend school and work in London.
He was asked whether he should apologise to the public for seeming to have broken the rules when visiting his Herefordshire home during the lockdown.
He responded: "I joined my family at our home in Herefordshire as soon as I was able to do so, as soon as we made the decision that it was no longer necessary to work in person in Westminster.
"I've been there since I've been working from home and returned to Westminster last night to do this press conference because parliament returns next week."
He said he also delivered medicine to his elderly parents who are self-isolating and that this was done within guidelines.
"I wouldn't want people to feel concerned that they can't do something like that to help their own parents or elderly relatives who are in need," he added.
Jenrick came under fire for his actions after he had published an article in the Mail on Sunday, where he wrote that local communities should help their neighbours instead of relatives travelling. “While we create physical distance between ourselves, we must at the same time have closer social support for our neighbour,” he wrote.
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