Dominic Cummings gave a lengthy explanation of why he travelled to Durham and went on a family outing in lockdown. But does his account stack up?
This is what he said and here are the questions that still need answering… 1. What he said On March 27, he was working in Downing Street when he got a call from his wife who had felt ill while at home looking after their four-year-old son.
He dashed home, but after a couple of hours his wife felt a bit better and she urged him to return to work in the afternoon.
He said: “That evening, I returned home and discussed the situation with my wife. She was ill. She might have Covid, though she did not have a cough or a fever.