Will the PM's top aide resign over allegations he broke lockdown rules? Sky's BethRigby says Number 10 will face down the incident but we should expect a 'backlash'
And allies sought to justify that decision by referencing remarks made by Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on 10 April when she described being too ill to look after a small child was an"exceptional circumstance" and she pointed to accessing family support .
But will that defence wash with a public that has been told for weeks not to visit elderly relatives under any circumstances, and especially if you have the virus? You are not supposed to leave your home if you have symptoms, let alone jump in your car and drive for 250 miles. As the neighbour who spotted Mr Cummings in his parents' garden put it:"I was really annoyed. It's one rule for Dominic Cummings and one rule for the rest of us."Mr Cummings helped Mr Johnson win an election framed around a message of the"elite versus the people". But his actions will be read by many as a sign that he is part of an elite for whom the rules don't apply.
Number 10 will face this down. I'm told there is"literally zero chance" Mr Cummings will resign. But brace for the backlash, from the opposition, restive Tories and the people who elected Mr Johnson as prime minister.
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