‘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 Street

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Dominic 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 Downing Street on Monday afternoon, following an outpouring of anger among the public, MPs, bishops, police, scientists and medics.

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