I do regret the confusion, the anger, and the pain that people feel. Well have details of both News Conferences, and well be asking why mr cummings is so important to the Prime Minister. Also tonight. Shops in england will be able to open from the middle of next month, as long as theyve taken all the safety measures. The risks of transmission well be reporting on the health implications, as public transport and workplaces in england start to reopen. And we talk to the syrian doctors helping the nhs, in the fight against the pandemic. Good evening. The Prime Ministers top adviser, Dominic Cummings, has denied doing anything wrong when he drove to his parents home during the lockdown in march. At a News Conference in downing street, mr cummings said he did not regret his decision to travel 260 miles from london to durham with his wife, who was ill, and their li year old son because he claimed none of their usual Childcare Options were available. He repeatedly denied that hed broken the r
Hello and welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. The uk Prime Ministers top adviser Dominic Cummings has denied doing anything wrong when he drove to his parents home during englands lockdown last month. At a News Conference in downing street, mr cummings said he did not regret his decision to travel 260 miles thats a18 kilometres from london to durham with his wife who was ill and their four year old son. He claimed none of their usual Childcare Options were available. The Prime Minister, borisjohnson, reaffirmed his support for mr cummings but said he did regret the confusion and anger that many people felt. Elsewhere, spain has revised down the total number of people with coronavirus whove died in the country by nearly 2,000. The country has also announced that its lifting the two week coronavirus quarantine requirement for foreign travellers from july 1. And the World Health Organization has suspended testing of the drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment f
Options were available. He repeatedly denied that hed broken the rules and rejected the idea that hed undermined the governments clear instruction to stay home. Mr cummings went on to say that he had not considered resigning. It comes as 121 more deaths were announced in the past 24 hour period. That brings the total number of dead so far in the uk to 36,914. With more, heres our Political Editor laura kuennsberg. The rule is unwritten, but it is real. Advisers arent meant to be the story. When ordinary people were obeying the rules on staying home. Already this is day four of headlines about Dominic Cummings. Hes made a career out of trying to rewrite political convention. Even for him, this was astonishing. Using the downing street garden, normally reserved for World Leaders, to explain or to apologise, or perhaps fight back. Sorry im late. I know that millions of people in this country have been suffering, thousands have died, many are angry about what they have seen in the media ab
unrepentant, n the way, pretty unrepentant, saying he had no regrets about the decision he had no regrets about the decision he had no regrets about the decision he had made, he didnt believe he had broken the rules, or the spirit of the rules, and he certainly hadnt considered resigning. So, there was clarity around his position, certainly, although, as we are beginning to hear, there are quite a few Party Colleagues of his and others who are less than happy with the message that he gave. So, were waiting for the Prime Minister to appear. In the meantime, lets go to appear. In the meantime, lets go to downing street, and outside is oui to downing street, and outside is our Political Correspondent iain watson. Iain, lets just our Political Correspondent iain watson. Iain, letsjust think our Political Correspondent iain watson. Iain, lets just think about the kind of questions that the Prime Minister will face, following that statement by Dominic Cummings . think undoubtedly, he is goin