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Amid calls for his resignation after he was found to have travelled 264 miles across the country days after lockdown was imposed with his wife and child while symptomatic, Dominic Cummings has been snapped outside his home gesturing to members of the media to observe social distancing guidelines. Yes, really.
Cummings has insisted, “I behaved reasonably and legally” and when asked by reporters if his trip to Durham during lockdown looked good, said:
Who cares about good looks. It’s a question of doing the right thing. It’s not about what you guys think.
Genuinely amazed by this tweet by the leading Cabinet minister in charge of the CV response. It suggests the rest of us who did abide by the rules, with great inconvenience, difficulty and sadness, do not care for our children and other loved ones. https://t.co/kNNeahzRrr
Cabinet ministers suggesting caring for family is a defence for Cummings. Thousands of people across the country have been unable to help or see relatives – some in their final moments – because they were following the spirit of the coronavirus restrictions.
Here is a timeline of the key events around Boris Johnson’s key adviser displaying coronavirus symptoms and journeying to County Durham during lockdown.
Related: Dominic Cummings, coronavirus and lockdown – a timeline
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