He loves hobnobbing with the forces of law and order, but Matteo Salvini went one step further by arranging a joyride on a police jet ski for his teenage son while on holiday in Italy.Ī beach patrol officer was persuaded by the deputy prime minister to give his 15-year-old son, Federico, a spin across the waves in the resort of Milano Marittima, where Mr Salvini is taking a break from trying to keep the fractious ruling coalition together.īut the stunt earned the deputy prime minister a barrage of criticism from political opponents, who accused him of compromising the integrity of the police and “embarrassing” Italy’s law enforcement agencies.
