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Boris Johnson has actually backed his key advisor Dominic Cummings, amid a row over the assistant’s travel throughout lockdown.
The PM said he had concluded Mr Cummings had “no alternative” however to travel to the North East for child care “when both he and his wife were about to be paralyzed by coronavirus”.
” In every regard, he has acted properly, lawfully and with stability,” Mr Johnson stated.
It follows calls from numerous Tory MPs for Mr Cummings’ resignation.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer stated Mr Johnson’s decision to take no action against Mr Cummings was “an insult to sacrifices made by the British individuals”.
Leaving Downing Street after about six hours in Number 10 on Sunday, Mr Cummings refused to answer concerns.
On The Other Hand, Mr Johnson stated parents and teachers should prepare for the phased reopening of schools in England to start on 1 June as planned
He likewise revealed that a more 118 people had passed away with coronavirus in the UK, throughout all settings, bringing the overall to 36,793
On Saturday, Mr Cummings and the government had said he acted “fairly and legally” in action to the initial claims that he drove 260 miles from London to County Durham with his other half, who had coronavirus signs.
The assistant then dealt with further allegations on Sunday of a second trip to the North East, reported by The Observer and Sunday Mirror
But, speaking at Downing Street’s daily coronavirus rundown, Mr Johnson called “some” of the claims “palpably incorrect”.
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Mr Johnson had “substantial” conversations with Mr Cummings in Downing Street.
Mr Johnson stated he held “extensive” discussions on Sunday with Mr Cummings, who he stated “followed the instincts of every father and every parent – and I do not mark him down for that”.
When asked whether Mr Cummings made a journey to Barnard Castle – 30 miles from Durham – during his seclusion in April, Mr Johnson said his assistant isolated for 14 days and he was “content that in all durations and in both sides (of isolation) he behaved properly and properly”.
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