Coronavirus: UK PM’s top aide Dominic Cummings accused of second lockdown breach – but won’t be fired
- UK media report Boris Johnson’s chief adviser breached travel restrictions more than once
- At the time, only essential travel was allowed to curb spread of virus
A top adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced fresh allegations on Sunday that he had breached coronavirus lockdown rules for a second time.
The British government had on Saturday rejected calls to sack Dominic Cummings over allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling across the country while displaying symptoms of the disease.
Cummings, who announced he was suffering from coronavirus symptoms on March 30, was seen with his young son close to his parents’ home in Durham, northeastern England, more than 400km (250 miles) away from his London home on March 31.
The Observer and Sunday Mirror reported that he had broken lockdown restrictions again and was seen in Durham a second time on April 19, days after he had returned to work in London following his first trip north, quoting witnesses.
Another witness told the papers Cummings was also spotted in the town of Barnard Castle, 30km from Durham, on April 12.
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UK Prime Minister Johnson defends top aide Dominic Cummings over reported lockdown rules breach
