Boris to face just 20 minutes of MPs' questions about Dominic Cummings

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The Prime Minister will appear before the Commons Liaison Committee today to answer questions about the Dominic Cummings scandal

The Prime Minister’s top aide remains at the centre of a political storm after he drove more than 250 miles to Durham while suffering fromsymptoms in March. So-far, 30 Tory MPs have called for him to be sacked by Johnson, while senior ministers are reported to have privately demanded he go.

Other aspects of the coronavirus crisis, such as ‘roles and responsibilities’ and ‘coordination with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’ must also be raised during the same short slot.Visit our live blog for the latest updates:Liaison Committee chair Sir Bernard Jenkin has said he has ‘no intention’ of preventing ‘any subject any member of the committee wants to raise’ during the hearing. Some MPs have previously accused him of being ‘too close’ to Johnson to hold him to account.

MP Caroline Nokes, who told party whips there cannot be ‘wriggle room’ for some people when it comes to lockdown rules, will be present as well, along with Labour chair of the Home Affairs Committee Yvette Cooper, and Tory chair of the Health Committee Jeremy Hunt. Mr Cummings said he made the 30-mile journey to the castle to test his eyesight, in preparation for his journey back to London in the coming days. He denied returning to Durham after arriving in London on April 14.This week a growing number of Conservative MPs have voiced their frustration over Mr Cummings after he expressed ‘no regrets’ about the trip.

 

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