Correspondent, helen catt. Are you going to resign, mr cummings . Did you leave the family home in County Durham well you were there because mike Dominic Cummings is facing more questions about his decision to travel more than 250 miles with his wife, ill with suspected coronavirus, to seek back up childcare. Suspected coronavirus, to seek backup childcare. Now some conservative mps have broken ranks to say it has to stop and he has to go. I think his position is untenable. It is because of dominics slogans around these rules that mums and dads, grannies and grandpas across the country will have felt they had to stay at home if covid got into their families. They also mike care about their children. The last time cummings was spotted in downing street before developing covid symptoms was the 23rd of march. He spent the time at afamily 23rd of march. He spent the time at a family property in County Durham is where conservative mp grant shapps said yesterday he had stayed put. But fresh
From next monday as planned. Theyre getting closer. From today, elite sports in england can have contact in training, it means the return of proper tackling. Life in lockdown as documented by teenagers we meet the young people whove captured their struggles in photos. A dry and sunny day for most of us today when we lose the fog but later, thicker cloud and rain mainly in Northern Ireland and western scotland. More details at 27 minutes past. Its monday, the 25th of may. Our top story theres growing pressure on the Prime Minister this morning to sack his key advisor Dominic Cummings whos been accused of flouting lockdown rules. Borisjohnson has insisted mr cummings acted responsibly, legally and with integrity. But some Scientists Say hes undermined efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. Our correspondent, simonjones, reports. Reporter have you undermined the message, mr cummings . Leaving downing street with the backing of the Prime Minister, but there are growing calls for Domini
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are jack blanchard, editor of politcos london playbook, and madeline grant, deputy comment editor at the Daily Telegraph. Tomorrows front page, starting with the daily mail, its headline calls the Prime Ministers top aide defiant for refusing to apologise after taking a 260 mile trip at the height of lockdown. The mirror says a shameless Dominic Cummings claimed his situation was exceptional and had no regrets after breaking lockdown rules while his family had covid 19 symptoms. The i says mr cummings was unrepentant at the press conference he gave to explain his actions and the paper highlights what it calls an outpouring of dismay from scientists, some ministers, medics and police. The guardian says mrcummings appearance in number 10s rose garden raised yet more questions, after the adviser admitted he suspected both he and his wife had coronavirus when they made the decision to travel ac
As long as progress in containing coronavirus continues. And spain says its going to reopen its borders, lifting the two week coronavirus quarantine requirement for foreign travellers from july the 1st. Welcome. If youre in the uk, theres one story everyone has been talking about all weekend. Thats borisjohnsons chief aide Dominic Cummings taking a 400 kilometre trip to durham at the height of lockdown restrictions. Today we heard from him in a rare public media appearance. He said he wont resign despite growing calls for him to and that he didnt regret his decisions. He says he took them because he and his wife feared becoming too ill to take care of their child. Heres some of what he said. I can understand that some people will argue that i should have stayed at my home in london throughout. I understand these views. I know the intense hardship and sacrifice the entire country has had to go through. However, i respectfully disagree. The legal rules inevitably do not cover all circums
But with restrictions. Good afternoon. Borisjohnsons Senior Adviser Dominic Cummings will be making a Public Statement and taking questions later this afternoon. We will bring you that live here on bbc news. It comes amid growing calls for his resignation over claims he broke the governments own lockdown guidelines. The Prime Minister is holding a Cabinet Meeting in downing street right now. Its scheduled to be looking at further ways of easing the coronavirus lockdown restrictions, but borisjohnson is facing a revolt from mps within his own party, as well as criticism from across the political spectrum, following his decision to back his most senior and most trusted aide. 0ur Political Correspondent Jessica Parker reports. The questions keep coming. Did you go to barnard castle, mrcummings . And cannot easily be waved away. Boris johnson strongly backed his chief aide last night, saying Dominic Cummings had acted legally and with integrity. The Prime Minister appearing to consider the