‘BREXIT badboy’ Andy Wigmore was amongst a whole bunch of Brits who fled Switzerland to keep away from a Christmas quarantine.

Ex-diplomat Wigmore, 54, boasted he “ran for it” to France earlier than quarantine got here into impact on December 22.

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Top Brexiteer Andy Wigmore is one of hundreds of Brits who fled Switzerland

High Brexiteer Andy Wigmore is one in every of a whole bunch of Brits who fled Switzerland

The family had been skiing in the resort of Wengen before dashing to France

The household had been snowboarding within the resort of Wengen earlier than dashing to France

Wigmore boasted about the family fleeing Switzerland in an Instagram post

Wigmore boasted concerning the household fleeing Switzerland in an Instagram put up

The Brexiteer spokesman for Depart.EU marketing campaign co-founder Arron Banks was staying on the Wengen ski resort together with his household earlier than the last-minute sprint.

They made it to France 20 minutes earlier than the Covid quarantine was launched.

It got here after a whole bunch of Brit tourists fled another luxury Swiss ski resort under the cover of darkness after being forced into Covid quarantine.

Authorities in Verbier had introduced all arrivals from the UK must isolate as a consequence of the mutant strain of the virus.

‘VON TRAPP FAMILY’

Swiss authorities had messaged to say quarantine was being imposed from December 22.

Mr Wigmore instructed MailOnline: “We had been just like the Von Trapp household from The Sound of Music, we made it over the mountains to freedom.

“There have been police stopping everybody and asking them in the event that they had been British.

“We had been amongst plenty of Brits who made it out.”

Authorities in Switzerland had warned Wigmore to not depart his room or residence and to keep away from all contact.

We made it over the mountains to freedom

Andy Wigmore

Anybody breaking the quarantine might be hit with a £8,324 fantastic.

However in an Instagram put up, the Brexit marketing campaign chief boasted that he had “determined to make a run for it” in a last-minute sprint.

They travelled by prepare from Basel to Paris and arrived in London on December 23 on the Eurostar.

He instructed MailOnline he was contacted a number of instances by Swiss authorities as they tried to trace him down.

He lastly instructed officers in Switzerland that he was again in England.

He added: “The message was fairly ominous. If we had not obtained out once we did we might have missed Christmas.”

In the meantime, authorities in Verbier had introduced all arrivals from Britain must isolate to keep away from the new strain of the virus spreading.

Hundreds of Brits also fled Verbier under cover of darkness

Lots of of Brits additionally fled Verbier beneath cowl of darkness Credit score: Getty – Contributor

The resort is nicknamed Little London Credit score: EPA

Brits had been pouring into Switzerland within the run as much as Christmas however a surge in circumstances the brand new pressure led to a scramble to find around 10,000 skiers.

Verbier stated on 21 December that every one individuals who had arrived from the UK since December 14 would wish to self-isolate for 10 days from their date of arrival.

However the measures led to 200 of the 420 or so “offended” Brits compelled to isolate sneaking out of the city somewhat than keep cooped up in cramped lodge rooms, SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported.

“Lots of them stayed in quarantine for a day earlier than they set off unnoticed beneath the duvet of darkness,” Jean-Marc Sandoz, spokesman for the broader Bagnes municipality, instructed SZ.

Sandoz stated they managed to get out of their accommodations within the city unnoticed.

“It was after they noticed the meal trays remained untouched that the hoteliers observed that the shoppers had gone,” he instructed the ATS information company.

“We will not blame them. Normally, quarantine was untenable. Think about 4 individuals staying in a lodge room of 20 sq. metres.”

He added that the vacationers left feeling “a bit of offended with Switzerland” and with the sense of getting been “trapped”.