The PM's aide travelled to Durham in March and reportedly went there for a second trip in April, days after being seen in London.
He told the Observer and Sunday Mirror:"I was a bit gobsmacked to see him, because I know what he looks like.
Mr Cummings was reportedly heard commenting on how"lovely" the bluebells were during an early-morning Sunday walk with his wife.A Number 10 statement issued on Saturday evening said:"Yesterday the Mirror and Guardian wrote inaccurate stories about Mr Cummings. Mr Cummings has insisted he"behaved reasonably and legally" when asked by reporters this weekend why he thought it was reasonable to make the trip.Durham police confirmed on Friday they spoke to the owners of a property on 31 March, a week after the prime minister imposed the lockdown.
In a statement, the force said:"On Tuesday, 31 March, our officers were made aware that Dominic Cummings had travelled from London to Durham and was present at an address in the city."At the request of Mr Cummings' father, an officer made contact the following morning by telephone.
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