'Move on' says British PM, as row over adviser Cummings persists | Malay Mail

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LONDON, May 28 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain yesterday to move on from what he described as a “very, very frustrating episode” when his closest adviser provoked outrage for taking a long-distance drive during the coronavirus lockdown. Dominic Cummings has refused to quit after...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain May 27, 2020. — 10 Downing Street handout via Reuters

Johnson has repeatedly backed his adviser. Yesterday several lawmakers directly challenged the prime minister as he again voiced his support for the aide, who is credited with delivering a big majority for Johnson at a parliamentary election in December. “ what we need to do is to focus on getting the message right ... then I think what we need to do really is to move on.”

Yvette Cooper, an opposition Labour lawmaker, said the prime minister was more interested in “trying to protect Dominic Cummings” than giving straight answers. The programme, which will mass test and identify the contacts of anyone who has been close to a case of Covid-19, is seen as crucial to helping the government ease the most stringent lockdown in peacetime history.

 

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