Former chief scientist Sir Patrick Vallance criticizes Dominic Cummings' press conference on his lockdown trip to Barnard Castle, stating that the journey clearly violated the rules at the time. Vallance also reveals that No 10 officials attempted to pressure him and Professor Chris Whitty into appearing alongside Boris Johnson at a press conference.
Dominic Cummings ’ press conference on his lockdown trip to Barnard Castle was described as a “ car crash ” by the former chief scientist , who said the journey had clearly gone against the rules at the time.
Sir Patrick Vallance said Mr Cummings’ media conference after his lockdown trip was ‘rambling’ His name cropped up numerous times during Monday’s session, as Mr Johnson’s then-principal private secretary Martin Reynolds described the power he believed Mr Cummings was able to wield in Downing Street.
It went on: “Wants to divert from the DC fiasco . All very worrying. Cabinet all upbeat and ‘breezy confidence’ – incredibly alarming.” Sir Patrick said the PM “got immediately that this was too political for us and that it put us in an awkward position”.Sir Patrick said Mr Cummings had returned from making his press statement and said the men should not do the news conference, with the scientist appearing to express relief when he added “We got out!”.
Despite Sir Patrick’s own assessment that Mr Cummings had broken the lockdown rules in April 2020, Durham Constabulary ruled that Mr Cummings may have committed a “minor breach” of Covid laws.
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