#Cummings

Old Git

toooldforit

The fact that Dominic Cummings isn't currently the UK media's most sought-after political figure in history, tells you everything you need to know about their integrity.Every senior political journalist in

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

This has been lawyered. By which I mean: so much careful phraseology here Lots of stuff here to explain (away) adverse evidence This part is a tick-box exercise to accept

The Secret Barrister

BarristerSecret

An important point about the burden of proof in the Cummings saga:The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 provide that it is an offence for a person to leave

God loves women

God_loves_women

As much as I agree with how horrendously Boris Johnson has behaved, I don’t think it’s this simple. Many (most?) made the decisions to abide by the rules for the

Alastair Reid

ajreid

It's really important to remember two things:1) Cummings confirmed the facts reported by the press2) Conservative MPs, who all voted for Brexit, are calling for him to resignAll the #scummedia

J.K. Rowling

jk_rowling

Watching Johnson. This is despicable. Parents all over this country have abided by the lockdown rules, even while ill themselves. Hundreds of thousands managed toddlers while shut up inside cramped

Dean Burnett

garwboy

Oh, so the immense pain I've gone through thanks to not seeing any family or friends despite my father's death from #Covid19, I could have just... chosen not to do

Chris Curtis

chriscurtis94

Just spoke to @SkyNews about why I think the accusations about Cummings WILL be the sort of story that cuts through with the public and why this will be politically

seanwhelanRTE

seanwhelanRTE

David Frost tells leaving the EU committee that he is a special advisor to the PM, with respnsibility for negotiating future relationship. Says policy set by PM and cabinet committee,

Jon Worth

jonworth

Let's actually take this one apartI can think of cases of what was reported where there are outstanding questions...Explained in the threadhttps://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1265681428823576576 Case "An infectious uncertainty&

Beth Rigby

BethRigby

NEW: Told that deputy chief whip Stuart Andrew had a Zoom call with new intake today. Told scores of MPs attended. Told MPs critical of No 10’s handling of the

Andrew Neilson

neilsonandrew

I see government ministers are mounting an enormous effort to create a consensual reality where Dominic Cummings did not do a terrible and selfish thing that he clearly should not

liz gerard

gameoldgirl

Intrigued to look at how the Press responded to the ##Cummings story last night and this morning.Obviously the Guardian and Mirror were splashing on it from the word go, so

Clive Peedell

cpeedell

THREAD: Summary of UK’s #COVID19 Crisis1. Viral pandemics are top of Government’s risk register2. Despite this, Cygnus report showed we were unprepared3. We had advanced warning in January4. PM put

Larry the Cat

Number10cat

This is going to be another one of my rare serious threads, so feel free to ignore if you’re just here for the cat pictures (more of those soon)Senior government

Dr Catherine Haddon

cath_haddon

Good piece from @Dannythefink making same point that @timd_IFG made yesterday. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/top-advisers-should-come-out-of-the-shadows-fk72gk3rdLike it or not (many don’t, the PM does) Cummings has power.Accountabil