Never before has an unelected Government adviser been so powerful – and divisive. The Prime Minister’s right-hand man and self-proclaimed architect of Brexit, Dominic Cummings, has already been depicted in a TV film by Benedict Cumberbatch and was the subject of a BBC documentary this year. He has seemed to revel in his reputation as … Read more
Under-fire Dominic Cummings tonight blasted press waiting outside his home for not social distancing shortly after he was given Boris Johnson‘s backing over claims he twice broke the government’s lockdown rules. The Prime Minister’s top aide, who faces calls to resign over claims he travelled between London and Durham while the country was in lockdown, … Read more
This country faces its worst crisis since World War II. Tens of thousands have died, and although the pandemic is being brought under control there will be many more deaths. Our economy is in freefall, and even the most optimistic observers believe we face years of pain and slog just to get back to where … Read more
Boris Johnson has ‘trashed’ public trust and adherence to lockdown, Government advisers warned last night. Psychology professor Stephen Reicher said the Prime Minister’s defence of Dominic Cummings had threatened the UK’s fight against coronavirus. The University of St Andrews academic, who serves on the SAGE committee advising the Government on behavioural science, tweeted: ‘I can … Read more
Somehow it was inevitable that Dominic Cummings would turn up at Downing Street on a Sunday. The man seen as a sinister hybrid of Rasputin and a ‘career psychopath’ doesn’t take much notice of the niceties of the Sabbath. In much the same way he wears every damning soubriquet – and perhaps no one in … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a furious Tory backlash at all levels of his party last night after he attempted to mount an extraordinary defence of Dominic Cummings. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, the Prime Minister claimed his chief aide had acted ‘responsibly, legally and with integrity’ while making a controversial 260-mile trip … Read more
Top government aide Dominic Cummings now faces a possible police investigation after he was reported to officers by a retired teacher who claims he saw the Downing Street power-broker taking a trip to a town 30 miles away from where he went to self-isolate. Retired chemistry teacher Robin Lees has reportedly made a complaint to the … Read more
Piers Morgan has branded Boris Johnson a ‘disgrace’ after he backed his key adviser Dominic Cummings amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches. The Prime Minister tonight said Mr Cummings had ‘no alternative’ but to travel 260 miles from London to County Durham when both he and his wife Mary Wakefield were ‘about to be … Read more
‘Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters’: UK Civil Service Twitter account posts mysterious message after Boris Johnson finishes press briefing about Dominic Cummings… and deletes it minutes later Civil Service Twitter account posts Tweet appearing to take aim at government The account, followed by more than 240,000 people, … Read more
The Prime Minister has tonight backed his top aide Dominic Cummings after he was hit by allegations of flouting lockdown rules multiple times. From ‘career psychopath’ to Brexit mastermind, Dominic Cummings has so far cut a controversial figure during his time as Boris Johnson‘s most senior adviser, after making a name for himself as the … Read more