Dominic Cummings Ignored Coronavirus Lockdown Rules For Second Time To Visit Parents

Dominic Cummings is under huge pressure to explain TWO trips which defied lockdown rules HE helped draw up.

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Boris Johnson’s top aide was spotted in Houghall Woods a fortnight after the first sighting.

He was first spotted in Durham on April 5 while self isolating with the coronavirus.

A return to London saw him back at work on April 14. But by April 19 he was back in Durham.

On the second visit, fellow walkers spotted Mr Cummings at the local beauty spot.

The adviser claimed Mr Cummings commented as he passed by: “Aren’t the bluebells lovely?”

The revelations came as:

• A YouGov poll showed 68 per cent of people think he broke the rules and 52 per cent think he should resign.
• Mr Johnson - under growing pressure to sack him – reiterated his support.
• A tetchy Mr Cummings clashed with press outside his home, insisting: “It’s a question of doing the right thing. It’s not about what you guys think.”

The Government was thrown into chaos yesterday after we reported that the PM’s chief-of-staff broke lockdown rules.

Downing Street said he had needed his relatives in the North East to help with childcare after he and his wife Mary Wakefield fell ill.

But the claims were mired in confusion after it emerged the couple continued to look after their four-year-old son themselves in Durham.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries cast further doubt when she told the No 10 daily briefing today that the only exception to the rules was if there was “an extreme risk to life”.

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