Dominic Cummings blasts the press for not social distancing as he returns home

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

260-mile dash and a tale that keeps unravelling: How the crisis engulfing Dominic Cummings unfolded 

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

Dominic Cummings reported to police by retired teacher ‘who saw him and family breaching lockdown’

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

Boris Johnson REFUSES to sack Dominic Cummings amid rising fury over lockdown breaches

Boris Johnson refused to bow to public pressure to sack Dominic Cummings tonight amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches by the top Downing Street power-broker. In a sign of the scope of the political crisis the Prime Minister faced cameras for only the third time since his own brush with the killer pandemic … Read more

Boris Johnson REFUSES to sack Dominic Cummings amid rising fury over lockdown breaches

Boris Johnson refused to bow to public pressure to sack Dominic Cummings tonight amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches by the top Downing Street power-broker. In a sign of the scope of the political crisis the Prime Minister faced cameras for only the third time since his own brush with the killer pandemic … Read more

Scientist who couldn’t be at his dying father’s side condemns Dominic Cummings

Scientist who couldn’t be at his dying father’s side condemns Dominic Cummings for breaking lockdown amid growing anger among public Growing calls from MPs and the public for Dominic Cummings to lose his job Mr Cummings is accused of breaking lockdown rules on several occasions  Neuroscientist Dean Burnett said he is ‘mind-sappingly enraged’ by the … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Furious Tory MPs demanded Boris Johnson sack top aide Dominic Cummings today for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown, as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister ‘take back control’ … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Furious Tory MPs demanded Boris Johnson sack top aide Dominic Cummings today for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown, as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister ‘take back control’ … Read more

TOM BOWER: Why Boris Johnson will fight to the end for maverick Dominic Cummings

The tumbril is ready and the guillotine is glistening for Dominic Cummings.  The Left cannot wait for their hate figure – and most dangerous enemy – to be thrown into a cart and led off for a public execution. It is no coincidence that news of Cummings’s ‘lockdown bust’ was broken by two Labour-supporting newspapers: … Read more

‘I couldn’t even hug my father at my mother’s funeral’: Twitter slams ‘hypocrite’ Dominic Cummings

More than two-thirds of Brits think Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules by driving to Durham while in self-isolation, with more than half believing he should resign, a snap poll has found tonight. The survey of 3,707 adults, carried out by YouGov today, found just 28 per cent think he should stay on, and another 20 … Read more