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
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
Protesters set up camp outside Dominic Cummings’s home and blast Boris Johnson’s ‘stay at home’ speech on a huge screen Boris Johnson’s lockdown message played outside Dominic Cummings’ home Campaign group Led By Donkeys also played video from Covid-19 patient Interview with family friend of 13-year-old who died alone with virus also played By Luke … Read more
Scientist who couldn’t be at his dying father’s side condemns 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 news … Read more
Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings was in Downing Street this afternoon, fuelling speculation he is about to quit over apparent breaches of the coronavirus travel lockdown – as nine Tory backbenchers demanded his head. He arrived in Westminster this lunchtime as the first cracks in Tory unity appeared over revelations he twice travelled 270 miles … Read more
Boris Johnson has told to sack top aide Dominic Cummings today by his own MPs 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 … Read more
Boris Johnson last night mounted a determined defence of his controversial aide Dominic Cummings, telling allies: ‘It’s not like he was visiting a lover’ when he allegedly broke lockdown rules. But just as the Prime Minister resolved to stand by his right-hand-man, the Downing Street adviser was rocked by fresh claims of flouting from two … Read more
‘It was easy for Dominic Cummings to isolate at his parents’ home, his family had their own apartment and we got shopping’: Ex-brother-in-law of PM’s chief aide comes to his defence over allegations he broke lockdown rules Matthew Herriott said it was easy to self-isolate at Cummings’s parents’ home He said there are self-contained apartments … Read more
Left-wing trolls target BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg again – calling her a ‘Tory stooge’ after she appeared to defend Dominic Cummings over reports he flouted lockdown rules Kuenssberg disputed a Daily Mirror report that Cummings broke lockdown rules She Tweeted that a source told her Cummings’s trip had been within guidlines Former Labour MP Ian Austin … Read more
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