PM’s defence of aide is not good enough
I WAS dismayed to hear Mr Johnson’s defence of Mr Cummings this week.
Mr Johnson did not put forward any adequate answers to the questions about Mr Cummings which were asked by the press.
Jonathan Powell has said there are questions about Mr Cummings travelling to Durham and Barnard Castle with his family which have not been answered by Mr Johnson and consequently these questions will not go away.
It is to be hoped that journalists are determined enough to get the answers.
Travelling 260 miles, ill with Covid-19 or not, is breaking the rules made by Mr Johnson and Mr Cummings. In addition, having the Covid-19 virus put the child at risk, and the public, and in no way protects the NHS as they asked us all to do.
If the Cummings family had needed hospital treatment in Durham then clearly the Durham NHS would have been at additional risk.
A breakdown or accident when driving to Durham would have put essential workers at additional risk.
This is exactly what the lockdown is intended to achieve – protecting the NHS and to prevent spreading the virus. We all understand that.
Mr Johnson and Mr Cummings have made a mockery of the much – repeated aim to protect the NHS.
To hear Mr Johnson defending Mr Cummings this week on the grounds that Mr Cummings acted on instinct as a caring parent is not good enough.
If Mr Cummings is to remain in post then the full events need to be known and made public, so that a satisfactory explanation can be made to us all.