Boris Johnson is facing an outright party revolt after Dominic Cummings, his most senior adviser, said he did not regret breaking lockdown rules during lockdown.In a dramatic Downing Street showdown with the press, Cummings insisted he had done nothing wrong by driving 260 miles to his parents' home during lockdown while his wife was suffering the symptoms of the virus.
In an unprecedented move the Prime Minister gave Cummings the platform of the Downing Street rose garden to issue a lengthy defence which focused on his decisions as a concerned parent and husband.In a staggering statement Cummings justified his actions in what he described as “exceptional circumstances”.Cummings confirmed that he left London with his ill wife and child and