Council boss urged people to stay local while on holiday in the Maldives
She was with her family enjoying the crystal waters of the Indian ocean on the Maldivian island of Kudahuvadhoo when her message went out
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A council boss has sparked anger after she urged people to stay local while she was enjoying a break thousands of miles away.
Council chief sparks fury after issuing stay-at-home plea from the Maldives
Updated: 11 Jan 2021, 1:32
A COUNCIL chief sparked fury after she issued a stay-at-home plea from the Maldives.
Angie Dale urged locals in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Richmond constituency to “play their part” and not travel unless “absolutely necessary”.
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Angie Dale and husband Richard, both 50, in the Maldives
She said: “The number of Covid cases is rising dramatically every day and we haven’t reached the peak yet.
“So it is vitally important that people stay local.”
But she was over 5,000 miles away enjoying the Indian Ocean on the island of Kudahuvadhoo.
Angie Dale with Chancellor Rishi Sunak
A council leader has warned residents to stay local and not make any unnecessary journeys while on holiday in the Maldives.
Angie Dale, leader of Richmondshire District Council, penned a joint message with police and fellow councillors to warn people against travelling for exercise because of surging Covid cases in North Yorkshire.
The call was made on Friday but was immediately seized upon by opposition councillors who described her actions as disappointing after it emerged she was on holiday in South Asia at the time it was issued.
Mrs Dale has been photographed enjoying cocktails on the sun-drenched Maldivian island of Kudahuvadhoo with her husband Richard (below).
A council leader has issued a stay local warning amid surging Covid cases - from the sun-drenched luxury of an island in the Maldives.
Angie Dale, leader of the local authority at the heart of Chancellor Rishi Sunak s Richmondshire constituency, spoke as Covid cases rise sharply in the area governed by her council.
In a press release on Friday January 8 she warned: It is vitally important that people heed the stay local message.
At that time Mrs Dale and her family were enjoying the crystal waters of the Indian ocean from a beach on the Maldivian island of Kudahuvadhoo.