U.S. President Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and other world leaders have been accused of breaking strict social distancing rules at the G7 summit in Cornwall over the weekend.
On Friday, delegates posed for a socially-distanced official group shot but other images revealed much more relaxed scenes.
At a beach barbecue on Saturday guests were served sirloin steak and lobster while being entertained by a sea shanty group and a Red Arrows flypast.
Many on social media pointed out the lack of social distancing at the event, including ITV’s Robert Peston who shared two photos of maskless leaders chatting in close proximity on the beach.
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab insisted ‘there was social distancing’ at the event when asked about it on Sky News on Sunday morning.
‘Maybe someone tripped up, maybe it’s a mistake but it’s out there and people will be reasonably saying ‘You’re not allowing me to gather with my friends and family at a wedding or a funeral, but look at what you guys are doing,” interviewer Trevor Phillips said.
