The Home Secretary told the House of Commons that she is aware that social media influencers continue to show off their locations abroad despite not having an exemption to travel. The Conservative MP added that going on holiday is not an exemption and people should remain at home during this period of lockdown.

Ms Patel said: “There are travel bans in place for countries that are rest listed and that will continue.

“The announcement today will also reduce the number of travelling passengers.

“I do what to emphasis that because people should simply not be travelling.

“We see the examples, I will call some of them out, border force have given me examples.

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“Even at St Pancras people have been turning up with their skis, which is clearly not acceptable.

“We see plenty of influencers on social media showing off about which parts of the world that they are in, mainly in sunny parts of the world.

“Going on holiday is not an exemption and it is important that people stay at home.”

On Wednesday Boris Johnson announced new border restrictions for travellers arriving in the UK from certain countries.

“They will be met at the airport and transported directly into quarantine.

“The Department of Health and Social Care is working to establish these facilities as quickly as possible.”

On Tuesday Scotland’s Deputy First Minister John Swinney stated Scotland would go at least as far as England regarding coronavirus quarantine restrictions.

Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy added that Scotland will also consider implementing more severe restrictions than those imposed in England.