A former cupboard minister insisted Boris Johnson continues to be working regardless of being on his second vacation in two weeks.

Brandon Lewis performed down options the prime minister had “thrown within the towel” after footage emerged of him on vacation in Greece.

The previous Northern Eire secretary stated Johnson would nonetheless be coping with nationwide safety points.

It comes after Johnson and his spouse Carrie had been filmed looking for groceries in Nea Makri, a coastal city close to Athens.

Footage revealed by the Greek information web site “In” confirmed Johnson greeting a neighborhood who was filming him as he walked across the grocery store aisles.

Accompanied by safety guards, he was filmed scanning various gadgets on the checkout earlier than loading them into an SUV and heading off.

Lewis insisted Johnson may do his job remotely, saying: “Even when you’re not within the workplace in Downing Avenue you might be working.”

The MP for Nice Yarmouth instructed LBC: “Whereas any person is away, whether or not they’re secretary of state or not to mention the prime minister, they are going to be persevering with to work.

“I can guarantee you he’ll nonetheless be going by pink containers, he’ll nonetheless be coping with nationwide safety points the place related.

“Being in another country doesn’t imply the prime minister stops working.”

Johnson’s capability to work remotely raised some eyebrows after one among his ministers launched a serious crackdown on civil servants who select to work at home.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has left passive aggressive notes on their desks, tried to curb WFH and not too long ago demanded a overview of flexitime.

Frontrunner within the race to interchange Johnson, Liz Truss, has backed Rees-Mogg’s pledges and vowed to get extra civil servants again to the workplace.