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Boris Johnson standing by Dominic Cummings and wants to 'draw a line' under scandal

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Boris Johnson is standing by Dominic Cummings despite police saying they would have taken action if they had stopped him on his trip to Barnard Castle.

Amid the mounting anger and significantly plummeting poll ratings, the Prime Minister said he “regards this issue closed”. He made the remarks after Durham Constabulary said it did not intend to take "retrospective action".

Cops found that Cummings had committed a “minor breach” of the coronavirus lockdown rules after he drove the 50-mile round trip to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight after having suspected Covid-19.

The force confirmed that, had a police officer stopped the Downing Street chief advisor, they would have "likely advised Mr Cummings to return to the address in Durham,

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