Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins ‘flout lockdown rules’ in Manchester amid Tier 2 restrictions

Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins ‘flouted lockdown rules’ as they spent time together in Manchester at the weekend amid the city’s Tier Two restrictions.

Love Island 2019 star Maura, 29, who lives in fellow Tier 2 region Essex, travelled more than 200 miles to spend time with Molly-Mae, 21, and her boxer beau Tommy Fury, 21, in the northern city. 

The beauties documented their weekend on Instagram, where they were seen ignoring social distancing to pose for a snap, having dinner together and enjoying a sleepover at Molly and Tommy’s flat on Sunday.

Under Tier Two restrictions, households are banned from meeting indoors, even in hospitality venues- amid rising rates of COVID-19. This does not apply to schools or workplaces.   

The Government is advising against all but essential travel for those living in Tier two. 

Two households are allowed to socialise outdoors but must stay within the six-person limit and adhere to social distancing. 

It is possible that Molly, Tommy and Maura are in a support bubble which can comprise of a household with only one adult in the home and another household of any size. 

However, government advice is that support bubbles should be formed between households who live locally to prevent the potential spread of the virus between areas.  

Those in support bubbles can socialise in private homes and indoor venues including restaurants. 

Across all tiers social distancing must also be adhered to. 

Mailonline has contacted representatives for Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins for comment. 

On Monday, Ministers sent an ultimatum to Andy Burnham and mutinous Greater Manchester MPs that they must do a deal on Tier Three lockdown – or face being forced into tougher coronavirus curbs.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick warned that talks had gone on ‘too long’ and the government could force the issue as early as tomorrow unless the region accepts a package of funding to ease the impact, thought to be worth up to £100million.

The threat came after doctors voiced alarm that Manchester is at risk of running out of hospital beds for COVID, with the bitter standoff now having delayed a clampdown by days.  

London, Essex and York were placed into Tier Two at the weekend, joining areas including Birmingham and Manchester, while Liverpool and Lancashire are already in the most stringent Tier Three.  

Draconian Tier 3 regulations have seen restaurants close at 10pm, pubs and bars being ordered to close and households have been banned from mixing indoors or outdoors.

Locals are advised to only leave their areas for essential travel, including work and education, and overnight stays outside of ‘high’ risk areas are banned.