Remainer peer passed on information to ‘very good contacts in the region’ to help expose Dominic Cummings’s alleged Covid-19 breach when he drove to Durham Former Durham MP Hilary Armstrong is being feted by Labour colleagues Sources revealed that Lady Armstrong received reports about six weeks ago She passed on the ‘tip off’ that he … Read more
They descended on a family home in a quiet, tree-lined street, a mob of placard-wielding protesters spewing foul messages of hate. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that in addition to a shared desire to ‘hold Dominic Cummings to account’, those hurling abuse outside his London house appeared united by another cause: antipathy towards Brexit. … Read more
The Dominic Cummings furore began with an untruth. ‘Police spoke to Cummings about lockdown breach’ declared The Guardian’s front page headline on May 23. Setting the tone of subsequent coverage, the involvement of the police was an essential element of the story of how the Prime Minister’s top adviser had supposedly flouted his own rules, … Read more
Boris Johnson has issued a stern rebuke to his aide Dominic Cummings, warning that he ‘will not tolerate’ another media firestorm. The Prime Minister has ordered his top adviser to stay firmly out of the public eye following the crisis caused by his lockdown trip from London to Durham, with one senior Downing Street source … Read more
Theresa May wades into Dominic Cummings row as former PM says he ‘did not follow the spirit’ of lockdown rules with 260 mile drive Theresa May has written to her constituents criticising Dominic Cummings Former PM said her successor’s senior aide has broke ‘spirit’ of lockdown rules Almost 100 Tory MPs who have either called … Read more
Durham chief constable faces probe into her handling of investigation into Dominic Cummings’ 260-mile trip after furious backlash from public Police said Dominic Cummings’ Barnard Castle trip might have breached rules They said 260-mile trip to the north east of England did not break lockdown rules Durham Police received complaints from those angry over the … Read more
Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle results in searches for accommodation in the market town surging by 160 per cent Hotels.com has seen a surge in searches for accommodation from May 22 to 27 One of the top accommodation options is the Homelands Guest House The co-owner said that she’d noticed an increase in enquiries … Read more
The BBC will formally investigate Emily Maitlis and accused her of ‘overstepping the mark’ with her monologue about Dominic Cummings and the ‘blind loyalty’ of his boss Boris Johnson. The corporation has been ‘flooded’ with more than 20,000 complaints about the Newsnight host – but this figures includes thousands of emails from her supporters who feel … Read more
BBC appoint former head of global news to review impartiality policy online in wake of Emily Maitlis rant on Dominic Cummings BBC has appointed Richard Sambrook to review impartiality on social media He will assess clips and other BBC content posted online to see if it is impartial Comes after Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis was censured … Read more
Last month, while the Prime Minister was still in hospital, the BBC’s Newsnight opened with an unprecedented monologue. The presenter, Emily Maitlis, was visibly angered by Boris Johnson’s colleagues describing him as a ‘fighter’. In a weirdly literal and deeply ungenerous speech, Maitlis informed viewers that such language was wrong. She proceeded to give her … Read more