Chief nurse was dropped from briefings after refusing to back Cummings
Ruth May tells MPs she was told she was no longer needed after failing to back Johnson adviser
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England’s chief nurse has confirmed she was dropped from the Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing after refusing to back Dominic Cummings.
Ruth May said that in a trial run for the 1 June briefing, she was asked about Boris Johnson’s chief adviser’s decision to drive his family from London to Durham during lockdown while his wife had suspected Covid-19.
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