UK science adviser on coronavirus steps down after lockdown breach
The scientist whose advice prompted Boris Johnson to lock down the country resigned from his government advisory position last night, after he broke social distancing rules to meet his married lover.
The disclosure of the "illegal" meetings will infuriate couples living apart whom the Government has banned from meeting up during the lockdown, now in its seventh week.On at least two occasions, Antonia Staats, 38, travelled from her south London home across the capital to spend time with the 51-year-old scientist, nicknamed "Professor Lockdown", who had only just completed two weeks self-isolating after testing positive for the virus.
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