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He described the fact that his London home had become a “target” which led him to fear for the safety of his family. He explained some of the uncertainties about his movements including what he was doing in Barnard Castle and whether he stopped on the journey from London .
Pulling the old Trump defence eh?. FAKE NEWS!
Absolute balderdash
bbc5live Gave a clear account of the situation at Cummings London home even before current media scrum.... Well beyond any normal tolerable acceptable level of safety and tranquility for sick adults or children Could you recover from Covid with a media shitfest outside yr front door ?
BBC will you please stop peddling government sound bytes to help this go away, it’s just painful. How about some real journalism, evidence of what happened vs rules and drawing conclusions.
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BBCScotlandNews Even kids can apologise, it isn't difficult!
The same pricks chastising this man are the wankers running to the beaches and parks; country is full of hypocrites!!
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He was correct, ive rarely seen such media/social media furor around such an irrelevant act. The press need to get a grip in this country and start acting responsibly haven't they learnt anything form the recent past?
Man & WIFE did something stupid! WHO really thinks this is important right now ! Don't we have anything more important to worry about right now I know I have. BBCNEWS you are better than this, dont fuel this ridiculous story. Sack him dont sack him, time to move on
He shouldn’t resign. If only to rattle the media etc. This whole circus is totally unnecessary. Very clear where the media focus is and it’s not concern for a country battling a pandemic. I’m absolutely convinced the media must have one of the lowest IQ scores as a population.
BBCScotlandNews Who is that horrid man asking the question? I missed it.
BBCPolitics You manipulated and interpreted the rules to suit yourself Mr Cummings. You are a well educated and capable of understanding the rules for your wife’s isolation followed by your own isolation. The rules are clear on what you should have done with your child
So much discretion in the rules, based on Cummings' action. Discretion to drive 250 miles when you/wife are suffering COVID symptons, not to tell anyone you are doing so,to go for a test drivewhen your eyesoight is suspect. Is there anything the rules don't allow you to do?
A concrete farm interesting?
The weakest questions were from the BBC and it then ends the coverage with 3 tweets supporting Cummings. Again I'm left thinking that the BBC is in the pocket of this incompetent and dangerous government. As an ex-journalist I would have been wrapped over the knuckles for this.
They’ve changed the sign, so your ok Dominic.
Dominic Cummings says 'I am here to do the best I can for the government and change the country for the better' Wait, what? So he *did* resign, after all?
The prime minister must tell him to go. He has done so much damage to the government and to the Conservative party, please let him go now
Question : did he say that he picked up his child from the hospital when he was still ill himself?
No 10’s garden looks nice.
bbc5live He is nothing like Benedict Cumberbatch!
wow, and now on the news we have someone telling us we should feel sorry for him. I don't feel the tiniest scintilla of sorrow for him, no matter how many times he plays the card of his protecting his poor child. (But is happy to drive with him in the car to test dodgy eyesight)
Bs we do not need a man like you that is arrogant in nature but acts innocent and quiet on camera
Customer- Can this Land Rover go from London to Durham and back in one tank of fuel? Salesman-
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No no. Anger at what he just admitted to.
‘it's sort of concrete blocks’ - man of the people Dominic Cummings
bbc5live Not a good environment for a child that needs routines and stability then.
BBCPolitics If any of us who were working and feared we had contracted Covid 19 received an offer from a young relative to look after our child would we not take it whatever the distance involved so we could protect the child by self isolating for 14 days?
bbc5live Well he should have stayed at home, protected the NHS and saved lives then. I’m sure his niece would have liked doing the childcare in a town house in Islington instead of that horrible farm in Durham.
Getting lots of differing opinions over and over and over 😴😴🥱🥱
You follow this up with two friendly tories to discuss it. No balance there then.
Dominic Cummings does the best he can for his child under difficult circumstances and gets crucified by the media... who are all saints and upstanding pillars of the community.
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bbc5live The people in that garden obviously hate him and it showed. Pathetic individuals with a chip on their shoulder
If I’m completely honest, this story has totally over shadowed lockdown restrictions being lifted in June- which is really what people wanna be Hearing, not this boring story.
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Don't resign....I want to see the steam coming out of Piers Morgan's ears next time he's on TV.
BBCScotlandNews Democracy has died. Westminster clearly rotten to the core and BorisJohnson is a mere puppet. Number10press thinking an unelected civil servant can have that power is truly frightening. If Keir_Starmer and Ianblackford_MP don’t do something drastic there is no point anymore
He says he went for a walk on his fathers property and defines the property.
Nothing short of embarrassing. A government advisor and he constantly talks about a complex situation relating to looking after a 4yr old. People deal with situations like that on a daily basis, it called being a parent. He really ”does“ think we’re all stupid.
He keeps going on about his 4 year old child, being really ill, and needing to go back to work. He is not the only person who felt ill, has a 4 year old child, and a job! Anyone else who did what he did would at least have been fined dominiccummimgs booforboris
This is just a man hunt by the media. Give the man a break FFS the guy had no other option, there ain't one of you if you could in the same situation you would.
The instructions were stay at home, don't travel. We did. He didn't.
BBCPolitics He made a judgement call. This whole thing just seems to me years of suppressed anger being unleashed on this man completely disproportional to what happened here. Awful to witness this besr pit. Someone needs to cease this tyrade of hate.
His wife fell so ill, in just a few hours, that he had to dash home. What a risk to take to make a long drive when he could fall that ill himself. Did he return to work after dashing home to his wife who was ill? How recently had he had contact with others who fell ill eg PM?
BBCPolitics What an absolute shower of shit the MSM reporters are...
Unbelievable that Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson are running this government.
BBCScotlandNews He drove with impaired vision with a child in the car. Let's all drink Buckie and give it a go cummings
BBCPolitics He says the rules are deliberately not complicated so that the 'people' can understand them - his own bloody rules that he broke!
I think the anger was based on the FACT that you did NOT Stay at Home. That is the basis of my anger and frustration.
No, we’re angry with Cummings .
Did he really drive to Durham non stop? With children?
Why can’t bbc sort out their microphones! Can’t hear
Here you have it ... it's Dominic Cummings' law ...excercise your judgment.
bbc5live The BBC are pathetic. They have descended to the level of the rest of the leftist metropolitan elite media. The persecution of Cummings is because he doesn't fit your narrative. KangarooCourt
bbc5live Why dont you report something that matters. What about the issues with locust swarms in Africa or the Burma situation. We have more important things to worry about. Start reporting real news
Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!frontingitout
Why is no one asking why he felt he was fit and safe to return to work if he needed a 60 mile test drive ffs
cummingsspin Listening to this piece of💩with his spin and twisted propaganda makes me feel ill. He must go. Good on the reporters for great questions.
Really? Can’t see the exception in the legislation!
He done what was right for his family! The media are vile people. Another life they will ruin twisting stories!
bbclaurak He shouldn’t even have to explain himself Disgraceful journalism There are many other very serious issues happening that need reporting on This is purely harassment by the media
bbclaurak I think the press are more to blame for diminishing public confidence than Dominic Cummings. I would have done exactly the same thing and I’m sure many other members of the public have done the same thing. Sack the press in this case. Totally different from the other 2!
bbclaurak I accept he wants to protect his family. Any father would. However if his vision had been weird would you put your child and wife in a car and drive around 25 miles? Safety issue there mate? sackcummimgs
bbclaurak Does his wife not drive? Could she not have drove back to London? Instead of driving for 30 mile to see could he do it.... All very odd. 🤔
Why couldn't his wife drive back? If they thought a test drive was necessary then I am sure they'd be better risking her driving?
So he can expose his 17 year old niece to a deadly virus instead Nice. What a caring uncle 🙈🤣
How many government cars must crash before it's considered a pile up?
He should be sacked for irrational and poor judgement. Anything else shows BJ up to be totally weak and incompetent
C resignation imminent, such a sham BorisJohnson. waste of time on the media stage he has crucified your position. Riddled with assumptions
He made a decision based on the fact that him and his wife may become too ill to look after their child, drove coming into contact with absolutely no one, I don’t see the big deal here?
And he is bang on the money. You lot have acted disgracefully😡 The LOT of you!
Nope, you've cleared everything up so well that anger will now dissipate immediately. The essential drive to Barnard Castle for an eye test because of suspect vision, so you'd naturally go to a beauty spot for that and put you child in the car. Right then!
I feel a bit sorry for him because he’s just embarrassing himself in front of the whole nation...
Question is “Were you in Durham or not?” If the answer is Yes then resign, simples.
Anyone know a Land Rover that does over 530 miles workout needing fuel ? I think / I’m not sure if I stopped - what a load of crap
“Doctor, I think there’s something wrong with my eye sight. What do you recommend? An eye test? Drops?” “No, no, no. Get in your car & drive to a castle” CumGate DominicCummngs
Could he not work from home ?
bbc5live My eyesight was blurry so I tried to test if I was fit enough to drive by driving 30 mins with my kid and wife in the car.
He had just driven up from London....
bbclaurak Trial by the great British press. The press are loving this as it falls within their remit as their questioning from the start of this pandemic has been could of, should of, would of or in hindsight!
bbclaurak Surrounded by people who had been tested, can't believe BoJos advisor doesn't get a test? Car crash idea by Govt. He is obviously a psychopath.
bbclaurak Sorry I'm confused, is he Cummings or goings? Apology or no apology?
Blaming the media. Who else do we know who does that? 🤔
I’m sitting on the fence with this one! The fence at Barnard castle....
I'm angry actually even more so from his autobiography (statement).
B*LLSH*T!!!
If this was damage control all I can say is
Next liar stand up....
Fire him 😡🤡
Can we now leave this man alone and get on with sorting out getting out of lockdown?
WhereIsTheInterpreter We are British Deaf citizens. We paying tax same as everyone. But being treat as second class or below? NoAccessForDeafAndBSLUsers. That would be good if any of you able to support to this campaign?
BBCPolitics Yes, as a caring parent, if I was concerned about my eyesight and ability to drive, my instincts would tell me to load my ill wife and vulnerable child into my car and drive for 45 minutes to see if I crash into anything.
Several hundreds of people if not millions of people don’t agree with you Mr Cummings or you 10DowningStreet BorisJohnson this is just awful for you both pure pantomime bring on the pan to dame.
Many people I know would put their family 1st. He did everything to keep everyone safe. More concerning about the media all over each other today trying to get a quote! Then questioning him about social distancing! Hypocrites.
BBCPolitics bbclaurak Where had Laura been the previous ten minutes?! He said all the answers to those questions in his statement. Awful.
bbclaurak Laura back off girl you are my making yourself look stupid
BBCScotlandNews bbclaurak At what point on his test drive did he decide his eyesight was ok? And if it wasn't, what then?
bbclaurak Tell that to all the people that was stuck at home and couldn’t leave to see their family and if they went out they got stopped by the police and fined! Why didn’t you get stopped by the police and fined ?
bbclaurak The media need to leave him alone... he is human and I’m sure loads of us have ‘bent’ the lockdown rules. This interview is like a public flogging... it’s disgraceful!
bbclaurak Quotes selectively from the guidance, misses the part where it suggests calling upon the local authorities for assistance. Ooh his pants should be on fire!
bbclaurak I dont know why they dont leave the man alone. Of all his critics, which one is really innocent of faults. This witch hunt is lead by the self righteous with a lot of skeletons in their own damn cupboard. Get over yourselves and move on....... Next?
BBCWalesNews bbclaurak Can’t listen to anymore of this bullshit!
Irony of the bells tolling
And he is not saying sorry IF HE DOES HE IS QUILTY so in his eyes he is nt quilty
Did he put the trip on expenses?
bbc5live bbclaurak Honking questions.
bbclaurak jasongove nobody cares what the Daily Mail think. Let’s face it you have been promoting lies throughout.
bbclaurak Dominic Cummings needs an advisor!
bbclaurak Ummm ehhmn ummm ehhm twat
bbclaurak And there you have it. That should be the line before, I hereby resign. Doesn’t matter if you thought it was reasonable, if it did not match the rules in place at the time you have broken them and you must go. He obviously thinks that his judgement trumps everything else
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bbclaurak Cummings has out thought and shown up the left and the media in this country from the first day he started his job. This is just a way to get him back. Outside of Twitter no one cares. I can’t remember Kinnock giving a speech.
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