Dominic Cummings

UK Minister Douglas Ross Quits Over Dominic Cummings Row

May 26, 2020 4:37 pm

A UK minister, Douglas Ross has resigned as public anger deepens over PM Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings’ breaching of the coronavirus lockdown.

Ross, the Minister for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced Tuesday on Twitter he is quitting because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the journey to Durham.

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“I haven’t commented publicly on the situation with Dominic Cummings as I have waited to hear the full details.

“I welcome the statement to clarify matters, but there remains aspects of the explanation which I

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“An Insult”: Johnson Risks Party Wrath For Backing Aide Cummings

May 25, 2020 10:28 am

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for driving 250 miles during the coronavirus lockdown.

Cummings, an architect of the 2016 campaign to leave the EU, came under pressure when newspapers reported he had traveled from London to northern England in March when his wife was ill with COVID-19 symptoms during a nationwide lockdown.

With Johnson’s words that he had acted with integrity, Cummings was safe, at least for now. But the row in the governing Conservatives looks set to rumble …