Who is Dominic Cummings, and why has his lockdown car trip convulsed UK politics?

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Boris Johnson’s adviser has been at the centre of a political storm after it was revealed he had broken his own coronavirus guidelines

The Rose Garden at 10 Downing Street is normally reserved for British prime ministers to make set-piece announcements. But on Monday it was the scene of epic political theatre when Boris Johnson’s Svengali-like aide Dominic Cummings sat down and explained to a frenzied British media pack why he had broken the Covid-19 lockdown rules – or not.

 

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Really interested to hear more about those 'three years in post-Soviet Russia...?

The English trump

It's only convulsed the Remainers. It's just so Fooking obvious. 🙄

Bit late to the game with this one, lads

His wife is a very interesting character too

UK Politicians Rules doesn't apply to them... It's always been OneRule for citizens & another for the Corrupt... They're getting £10,000 per month than the UK MinimumWage workers only getting 80% of their wage... These guys should be ashamed of themselves, the GreedyTwats.

Surely should be entitled Who does Dominic Cummings think he is and who does he think he's kidding?

Why is this still being talked about?so fucking boring now

An unelected bureaucrat who thinks he's above the rules he helped write himself. The one pulling Johnson's strings.

Hes a victim of a witch hunt by remainer media

This is a real c***t who is employed by the guardian threatening violence in public to a man. A man looking to ensure care available for his autistic child is not the story its the press and there witch hunt

During the Holocaust there were a few survivors (too few of course) And this is because SOME NAZIS thought outside the box. Cummings is an example of Knee Jerk Britain. Noone will think outside the box.

He's Boris 'Hair' Johnson's Svengali and Rasputin at once.

He's a narcissistic liability and the British people are being treated like mugs. Succinct enough?

Quite simply it's because he was heavily involved with Brexit

The whole of Britain is wondering why DominicCummings is still there in his post. Of the three most reviled men in their own countries right now, one is Trump another Bolsonaro & the third Cummings. The things they say. Cummings thinks himself irreplaceable & born to bully

Recommended read.

Booooo!!!!

Because he's an asshole tory, who seeks to evade justice, while pushing anti human agendas that affect real peoples lives to the detriment of many for a few privileged asswipes of wealthy people. He thinks him and his party are the rightful rulers of UK.

If only the press were so upset against Islamic grooming gangs as they were against Dominic Cummings.

Oh, three years in post Soviet Russia. What a coincidence!

Over lockdown over 600 refugee boats have crossed the channel escorted by the French Navy, the Guardian has afforded it little time. But a bloke who took returned to his family home so as to isolate in a spare house there with his autistic son, why that’s a different subject.

One word: brexit. You don’t need to know anything else.

It ‘convulsed’ millions of ordinary people. Voters. People that have sacrificed and adhered to the rules for weeks. That’s why.

Have the police searched his car for drug paraphernalia?

Thanks this. I learn English at Japan and follow some people of the UK so my time-line pops full of this guy atm. It'll help me know who the BOLD man is.

we are so scared lol

reality check cummings going nowhere, we will leave the eu with out an extension, and boris will stay in power until he decides to retire so 10 years before labour can try again. dream on people thats all you got pmsl

If something like this happened in the corporate world, someone would have been fired. It's a shame BorisJohnson is too ignorant and incompetent to make the correct decision.

Join the dots. No. 10 changed slogan to “Stay Alert” on 10 May after Johnson returned and found Cummings didn’t “Stay Home” & knew one day he’d defend him at podium. Scientists cut out of confusing change rejected by other leaders. PR not public health.

He's getting Brexit done and massive money are fighting like hell to stop him. Its very disturbing. (Yes I know he's wealthy too)

Looks like the Policeman doesn't like him either.

Most people are bored by this “story”...move on please...

Who is Dom Cummings? He's an almost universally loathed advisor / puppeteer to Boris Johnson, who made the rules then repeatedly broke them, refused to apologise for doing so, yet kept his job because his 'boss' is an incompetent, blustering liar.

because people care more about procedure than the fact that austerity killed 120,000 people between 2010 and 2015 and likely a further 150,000 between 2015 and 2020.... our government was killing the poor for the profits of the rich long before Covid.

Answer: he's a liar who broke his own rules and lost the respect of thousands of people.

H2Ninja Perhaps hornery smh could answer the question about car trips during lock down. First hand knowledge is always so compelling in answering challenging questions. Andrew and Dominic, book ends in stupidity.

They want to stop brexit, they dont care about his drive.

And that policeman looks like James Gordon

I was going to say he's a self-important guru who billionaires have trusted to guide Britain into their arms. But Sundered Seas has put it beautifully. So check that reply.

He's Grima Wormtongue.

He looks like a total freak.

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