Politics
PMQs, 26th May: Cummings’ inside job ‘absolutely fu*ked’ the Downing Street Garden heist
Cummings defence seemed to be ‘Not me Guv, I’m thick as a (Barnard) castle wall.’
Run up to first lockdown was like scene from Independence Day, Cummings claims
The former chief adviser also said the PM’s fiancee Carrie Symonds was going ‘completely crackers’ over press coverage of her dog.
Cummings says he only dealt with Laura Kuenssberg and refuses to disclose text messages to journalists
Dominic Cummings said it was crazy that the PM and himself had so much power.
The pandemic response was ‘lions led by donkeys’ – Cummings
"People like me, the prime minister and the health secretary let down people on the front line."
Matt Hancock should have been fired for ‘at least 15-20 things’ – Cummings
"I said repeatedly to the prime minister he should be fired, so did the Cabinet secretary, so did many other senior people.”
Johnson deliberately left out of key Covid meetings because he would undermine govt response
The PM thought Covid-19 was just a “scare story” and the “new swine flu”.
Hancock runs away from reporters as they ask about Cummings giving evidence
"How is this not a scene from the Thick of it?", one person said.
Cummings: When the public needed us most, Government failed
Boris Johnson’s former aide made a humbling opening, saying "I would like to say how sorry I am to all those who died unnecessarily."
Johnson offered to be injected with Covid live on TV before he caught the virus
The PM said "I'm going to get Chris Whitty to inject me with it so everyone can see it's nothing to be scared of."