Who Is Mary Wakefield? Dominic Cummings' Wife And The Most Googled Woman In Britain

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After Cummings attempted to explain why he broke lockdown, searches for information on his wife went into overdrive

Over the weekend, Mary Wakefield was the most Googled woman in Britain. Why? Because of the fury and confusion around her and husbandIn late March, Cummings, the prime ministers chief advisor, left his home in London with his wife and son and travelled 260 miles to his parents' home in Country Durham. The family later returned to London. This travel occurred while people were not allowed to leave the house for non-essential reasons – but Cummings insists the travel was essential.

rules. Plenty wondered why Wakefield, who is a journalist for The Spectator, had published recorded a very different account of her experience of Covid-19.Wakefield, 45, is a journalist and commissioning editor for The Spectator. Daughter of Sir Humphry Wakefield, an architecture expert, and Katherine Alice, her family history is filled with nobility

Wakefield is facing new controversy after she and her family travelled across the country with suspected Covid-19 symptoms despite government lockdown rules stating that someone in her position should self-isolate at home for 14 days. The couple made the journey four days after the lockdown rules were enforced, with everyone told to stay home except for buying essential supplies.

 

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