Dominic Cummings today admitted he went for a 30-mile drive while recovering from suspected coronavirus - to check his eyesight.
Boris Johnson's top aide made the comment in a bombshell 14-minute explanation of his actions during a press conference in the No10 rose garden.
Mr Cummings offered no apology for driving 260 miles to his family's farm in Durham when his wife Mary's coronavirus symptoms began on March 27.
Instead he said he believed "I have behaved reasonably" - because he feared his child could not be cared for if they both fell ill. “No, I have not offered to resign," he declared. “I have not considered it.” Mr Cummings revealed he went home to check on his wife when she fell ill on March 27 - only to return to 10 Downing