Sun-worshippers descended on parks and beaches today amid an expected 79F heatwave as they declared, ‘If Dominic Cummings can break the rules, we can too’ after Boris Johnson‘s Svengali got away with a 260-mile trip during lockdown. The PM last night defended his senior aide over the journey from London to his parents’ home in Durham … Read more
Dominic Cummings will make a public statement this afternoon to directly address claims he broke lockdown rules by travelling to Durham, Downing Street has confirmed, as Boris Johnson faces growing calls to sack his top aide. Mr Cummings is expected to take questions about his conduct which has plunged the Government into a state of … Read more
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has offered to pay the annual salary of the person who tweeted on the Civil Service Twitter account accusing Boris Johnson of being an ‘arrogant, offensive truth-twister’. The tweet was posted the press conference during which the Prime Minister defended his chief adviser Dominic Cummings. A tweet from the account … Read more
Boris Johnson has chosen ‘political interest ahead of the public interest’ by refusing to sack Dominic Cummings says Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon (who tried to resist sacking her own lockdown-busting adviser) She accused Mr Johnson of jeopardising public health messaging over adviser Scotland’s ex-top medic breached guidance with two visits to her second home She was … Read more
A former chief constable has slammed Dominic Cummings and ministers defending him as ‘self privileged’ amid unrest from Durham Police officers who are said to be frustrated with the government’s version of events. After a weekend of MPs and the public calling for Mr Cummings’ resignation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser yesterday … Read more
Britain’s newspapers have given a mixed reception to Boris Johnson‘s decision to back his chief aide Dominic Cummings last night. The Guardian and The Mirror have continued calls for the under-fire adviser’s head to roll, but The Sun and The Times have approached the scandal with a more measured response. The Daily Mail has said Mr … Read more
Social media users today declared ‘If Dominic Cummings can break the rules, we can too’ amid fears crowds would descend on beauty spots amid a 79F heatwave after Boris Johnson‘s Svengali got away with a 260-mile trip during lockdown. The PM last night defended his senior aide over the journey from London to his parents’ … Read more
‘Dominic Cummings spits in the face of all our efforts, the whole NHS’: Doctor says he will QUIT if PM’s aide does not go as another medic says she wouldn’t have ‘dreamed of travelling the length of country to sort out some child care’ Top Downing Street aide facing backlash over travelling from London to … Read more
A ‘debacle’ over Dominic Cummings’ trip to Durham during lockdown has ‘fatally undermined’ Boris Johnson’s fight against coronavirus, one of the Government’s scientific experts has claimed. Professor Stephen Reicher, who is a member of the Government’s advisory group on behavioural science which feeds into SAGE, said the actions of the Prime Minister’s top aide would … Read more
Newsreader Simon McCoy slams BBC colleague Gary Lineker for ‘abusing his position’ and breaking impartiality after Match of the Day host accused Boris Johnson of lying Boris Johnson stood by top aide despite allegations of him breaking lockdown As the PM defended Dominic Cummings, Lineker tweeted: ‘Please. Stop. Lying.’ Simon McCoy suggested that he’d breached … Read more