Brexiteer MP Steve Baker, former Royal Air Force engineer, consultant and bank worker who served as Chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) from 3 September 2019 until 25 February 2020, and previously from 20 November 2016 to 13 June 2017 has claimed the coronavirus restrictions ‘absurd, dystopian and tyrannical’.
In an article in The Telegraph, Baker branded the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations “absurd, dystopian and tyrannical”, adding “the sooner it is ended, the better.”
Mr Baker wrote: “For example, the law in England does not restrict how frequently or for how long we exercise, nor whether we drive to do it. Yet ministers have dilated on whether an hour or 30 minutes is allowable.
“And we have risked offences of sitting too long on a park bench, purchasing luxury food and sweating inadequately while cycling.
“People have been accused of not exercising when practicing yoga and walking. Families have been driven off their own outdoor property, against the law.
“This is absurd, dystopian and tyrannical. The sooner it is ended, the better.”
He added: “I am horrified by the expansion of the surveillance state, with thermal imaging cameras, drones, automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) and location tracking being deployed at the drop of a hat to police the nation into imprisonment at home.”
The MP said the “full economic impact on all our lives” because of the lockdown will soon be seen.
Although he said the lockdown was the “right call” to fight the virus, he fears “today’s rules may not have a sound legal basis”, adding: “We need the exit plan now.”
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