Thread by @E_Pamplemousse, Ah, would that this be true... I've seen tweets from 2 Tory [...]

Ah, would that this be true... I& #39;ve seen tweets from 2 Tory MPs this morning, trying to spin the story.
Guess we& #39;re finding out (again) who& #39;re in the Cummings coterie... https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1263952441080455168">https://twitter.com/PaulBrand...

https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1263952441080455168

Going to make this a thread of MPs defending Cummings for "visiting" his elderly parents, then his sister, in Durham, all the while he was in bed, with muscle spasms due to #COVIDー19, and his wife was praying for him, whilst making a castle with their son.

So, who do we have first? Step forward Robert Halfon.
#OneRuleForThem

Who next? Why, it& #39;s none other than Nadhim Zahawi.
#CummingsGoing

Anyone else? Why, yes, here comes Michael Gove.
#DominicGoings

Followed closely by Dominic Raab
#SackDom

Of course, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has to join in
#DominicCummingsMustGo

Making sure she& #39;s not forgotten, here& #39;s Lucy
#ClassicDom

Well, it took Matt Hancock longer than I thought, to come up with this defence. Isn& #39;t it funny how in a city of millions, they were unable to find childcare in London, but were able to up in Durham.
Different cities, different rules?
#OneRuleForThem

Here& #39;s the MP for Devizes, trying to justify his job.
Because, of course, only #ClassicDom and his wife & child were in danger of dying from #COVIDー19.

Then we have Claire Coutinho, also trotting out the same trope - only people who live 260 miles away from you can take care of your child if you fall ill.
#SackCummings

The father of 6 can talk sense and nonsense at the same time.
Have we found Schrödinger& #39;s moggy?

Anyone else ill, with kids in the house? Haven& #39;t seen your parents for a while?
What are you waiting for? The MP for South Cambridgeshire says you can go! Cheers, Anthony Browne.
#DominicGoings

Anyone wondering what Brandon Lewis thinks of going to your parents& #39; in Durham when one/both of you have #CoronaVirus ? Well, it& #39;s within the guidelines apparently... eventhough those same guidelines say you should #StayAtHomeSaveLives

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#DominicGoings

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According to Robert Courts, there& #39;s nothing to see, move along now.
#SackDom

Let& #39;s now meet Michael Tomlinson, another MP who thinks driving 260miles whilst one or both of you have #COVID19 is within the guidelines
#ClassicDom

The MP for S.Middlesborough is more than happy for a London resident to drive to Durham with #Corvid19 in the car, and to parrot the lines he& #39;s been given.
Reminder:as of yesterday, NE in Eng had the highest no. of cases per 100k pop.
Oh, and if you don& #39;t like his reply, well...

Here& #39;s the MP for Meriden, who also thinks you can& #39;t get any help in London. And that we should be looking at other things (like, perhaps, the 60k excess deaths due to people catching #COVID19 from others not staying at home???)
#DominicCummings

Oh, look. Suella thinks that highlighting someone travelling (to Durham) with #CoronaVirus when the whole family should& #39;ve been isolating at their (London) home is politicising the situation.
(H/T to @Steph_Hannan114)
#ClassicDom #SackDominicCummings

Here& #39;s Rob, an MP in North Wales, thinking that nothing& #39;s wrong, move along. Wonder if he& #39;d think the same if there was more than 421 cases in Flintshire.
#DominicGoings

Because we all need to consider the child, and forget about the grandparents, the aunt & her family, and anyone they may have come in contact with on the long drive to Durham.
Fabricant& #39;s forgotten about a 13yr old who was buried without his family attending; who cares bout him?

Conor Burns, the MP for Bournemouth West clearly believes in #OneRuleForThem and another for you

Anyone else think that this type of explanation is becoming a little repetitive? Alok Sharma clearly doesn& #39;t
#SackCummings

According to the MP for Thirsk, no-one who lives in London has friends there, and that& #39;s why #DominicCummings had to go up to Durham

You know, it& #39;d be so much easier if the Tory MPs had all put out their parrot tweets about #Cummings this morning. I& #39;d& #39;ve missed this if it wasn& #39;t for @ThreeWomen_

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