Cummings has saved his job - but public trust in Johnson's government has gone | John Rentoul

Still, he did what he had to do to stem the tide of opinion that was running strongly against him. He gave supporters of the prime minister – whose numbers have dwindled over the past few days – enough material to mount a defence of his conduct that will be enough to allow him to stay in Downing Street.

disgraceful sewer mediatrying to become as disgusting as CNN. Just stop. You are so annoying. I am Labour but happy about the decision. Also, leave the baby out of your trash reports. Please stop. Cummings did NOTHING wrong B 🇬🇧O 🇬🇧R 🇬🇧I 🇬🇧S 🇬🇧Best Prime Minister 🇬🇧

This country is turning into Venezuela very quick, it’s only 6 months and look what happened already. Pretty much all the cabinet minister defending Dominic Cummings. Next will be BorisJohnson, Nicolas Maduro and Raul Castro in Havana having mojitos.

mrplannings Pass the smelling salts darling!

I believe it when I see it

Says the independent. 😆😆😆 this is the reason why the media always seem flabbergasted when election results don't go the way they planned. Always stunned. That will happen when you pander to london and London only. Keep up the good work. Top marks for fakery.

Was trust there to begin with? Was under the impression it was more of a 'marriage of convenience' rather than anything based on amicable trust

This is the problem! The writ of this Conservatives government has been destroyed by the very person that got BorisJohnson in power. Without dominiccummimg BorisJohnson would never have got in power! DominicCummimgsMustGo COVIDー19

You are only speaking for yourselves lads ..

Cummings is not 'elite'. This is all a load of rubbish. Not news.

UNSNUK Make the following viral, finish every tweet with them & show how WE really feel! scummingsout borisout toriesout

DevonianMatthew Gone for good.

EuropeFife The government shoved the country under a bus to save Dominic Cummings. They don't work for us. Enough FuckThisGovernment

I’m fine to continue to back our PM BorisJohnson !!!! Your lot are ever sceptical and destructive.

SpanishDan1 How the hell has Cumshot managed to save his job? Is this for real? Do people actually think he's ok now?

car crash interview with DC, ans boris is made it worse. Boris and his incompetent tory govt have nowhere to go now, its over for them

Because the guy in the picture looks really working class.

Will someone tell the idiot in the picture to sort himself out and get a new placard Everyone knows there are NO rules for the elite

How have you come to that conclusion? His press conference was a car crash.

Typo, you mean the ScumMedia, has lost even more public trust.

Why give publicity to a guy protesting at his personal home? 5 guys brought from outside with signs acting like their neighbours. Pathetic

I don’t think he has. People seem angrier now

mask wearing idiot

Not sure at all that he has saved his job as few believe his explanation! He needs to resign to save his PM! It’s called falling on his sword!

Bloody hell. Did you lot have your rose tinted glasses on.

If only this were true but judging by comments on my Conservative MP’s Facebook page, people continue to be conned

Never trusted it in the first place FFS

Misleading headline (again). Public trust in scummedia is at an all time low. Total disregard for British public in turning this pandemic into a political battleground. How low. Ashamed of you all.

Wise up Suckers! Corona hysteria is bollocks! It will only leave you skint!

It’s a green light for everyone to break the lockdown rules.

Total ScumMedia

JohnRentoul Absolutely gone, the public should do what they want now, and probably will !!!!

JohnRentoul It hasn’t we don’t care😂😂

JohnRentoul Absolutely a joke this one rule for them another for us!!!!

JohnRentoul He hasn't saved his job. Hold him to account sackcunmings

JohnRentoul It's worse than that! Many of us have been left in very little doubt, that the Gov. cannot let Mr Cummings go because he is the Government! SackBorisAndDom

JohnRentoul The government are no longer accountable to the people. They have just told us all we are to stupid to understand and to fuck off asking questions because they’re tricky!!

JohnRentoul Wasn't there in the first place tbh.

JohnRentoul Johnson was never going to sack him. Who would do Johnson’s job for him if he did?

JohnRentoul Let’s be honest, Dominic Cummings crime is not that he took his child to his parents to make sure adequate care arrangements were in place His crime is that he is the ‘architect of Brexit’ and the special adviser to Boris Johnson They will never forgive him for that ... ever!

JohnRentoul I hope he hasn't done enough to save his job, his statement and response to questioning was piss poor, arrogant, unapologetic and late

JohnRentoul Oh no it hasn't......

JohnRentoul Usual bs from Rentoul. He was only going to go today if the PM decided he would have to sack him, which after yesterday was unlikely. DC’s performance was full of holes, he showed no remorse nor an inkling of empathy for rest of us. I can’t see this story going away any time soon

JohnRentoul Yeah, I think you might want to think about who in this looks trustworthy. He said he couldn't say in London because of harassment at his home. You're showing a picture of someone harassing outside his home.

JohnRentoul That man as people say, made decision & was looking after his family! Exactly as we all do in this awful situation! Many people have made informed judgements recently but the vitriol towards Dominic Cummings is verging on hysteria!

JohnRentoul I watched it, in no way did I see Cummings doing anything to justify his position, he stated he had no regrets, no mention of his day out, to test his eyesight, was on his wife’s birthday. CummingsPlayingThePeopleForFools

JohnRentoul I’ve still got trust in the government

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