LONDON (AP) The British government faced accusations of hypocrisy on Saturday after the revelation that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons top adviser, Dominic Cummings, traveled more than 250 miles to his parents house during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

The Guardian and Mirror newspapers reported that Cummings, who lives in London, was seen at the property in Durham, northeast England, at the end of March. A lockdown that began March 23 stipulated that people should remain at their primary residence, leaving only for essential local errands and exercise, and not visit relatives. Anyone with symptoms was told to completely isolate themselves.

Durham Police said that officers went to a house on March 31 and explained to the family the guidelines around self-isolation and reiterated the appropriate advice around essential travel. Police did not mention Cummings by name.