Foreign secretary banned from caravan holiday

Article Published On 6 March 2007

Security risks have resulted in foreign secretary Margaret Beckett being banned from taking a caravan holiday.

Ms Beckett and her husband Leo are reportedly fond of taking countryside trips in their large caravan.

However, the couple have been told that it is near impossible for their police bodyguards to maintain a security cordon while they are on the move.

An unnamed source commented: "The word was the police felt the caravanning holiday was a logistical nightmare.

"Mrs Beckett was told that — while she is free to go on whatever holiday she chooses — it would be preferable if they stuck to a hotel, where security is easier to organise."

Last year Ms Beckett and her husband took their £12,000 Bailey Pageant Champagne caravan through the south of France.

Following the couple and ensuring that they were in a secure environment was described as a nightmare.

Ms Beckett has agreed to forego her caravan trip this summer and the couple will instead adjourn to the sumptuous Reid's Palace Hotel in Madeira.

 

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