Dominic Cummings this afternoon faced an unprecedented grilling from reporters in the Downing Street Rose Garden over claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling to Durham as Boris Johnson faced growing pressure to sack his top aide. In an extraordinary development, the unelected adviser delivered a public statement on his conduct which has plunged … Read more
Dominic Cummings this afternoon faced an unprecedented grilling from reporters in the Downing Street Rose Garden over claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling to Durham as Boris Johnson faced growing pressure to sack his top aide. In an extraordinary development, the unelected adviser delivered a public statement on his conduct which has plunged … Read more
Britain’s newspapers today gave 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
He is the most powerful unelected figure in the Government, but Dominic Cummings’ future as Boris Johnson’s indispensable Svengali could rest in the hands of a retired chemistry teacher. Robin Lees and his walk in Barnard Castle on April 12 could prove pivotal in forcing the Prime Minister’s hand despite his astonishing defence of his friend, … 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
‘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
‘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 PM’s top aide would now … 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