Published 4 years ago

Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings defends lockdown trip amid UK scandal

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Boris Johnson's embattled chief aide has defended his decision to drive across England during lockdown, amid a scandal over his movements that has overshadowed the UK government's coronavirus response.

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BBC News

'I don't regret what I did,' says Cummings

Dominic Cummings, the UK PM’s aide, says he "behaved reasonably" as he explains his actions during lockdown.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Dominic Cummings repeatedly refuses to say sorry in extraordinary public statement

Cummings’ actions have been widely criticised for undermining the government’s lockdown message.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

‘I think I behaved reasonably’: Dominic Cummings defends actions in lockdown row

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser refuses to resign in public statement from Downing StreetCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Cummings has refused to resign or apologise for driving 264 miles to Durham to isolate on his parents’ property while his wife was sick with suspected coronavirus.In an unprecedented move for a senior political adviser, Cummings addressed criticism of his actions from the rose garden of No 10 …

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Under-fire U.K. government aide Cummings has Johnson's loyalty

Dominic Cummings helped Boris Johnson win power by pitting the people against the elite. Now, the prime minister's populist appeal has been hammered by news that, as the coronavirus outbreak raged, chief adviser Cummings drove 400 kilometres to his parents' house while he was falling ill with suspected COVID-19.

4 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Dominic Cummings says he does not regret breaking lockdown by travelling to Durham

Dominic Cummings has said he has no regrets about breaking the lockdown and driving to Durham after his wife had fallen ill with coronavirus, in a briefing at Downing Street. More follows…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Aide to British PM Cummings says he doesn't regret lockdown trip

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest adviser Dominic Cummings said on Monday that he didn't regret his decision to drive 250 miles from London to northern England, saying he had not flouted lockdown rules by staying on his family's farm.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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