Dominic Cummings controversy: Boxer Tony Bellew backs politician amid UK lockdown breach

British political strategist Dominic Cummings faced wrath of citizens in UK after he was found breaking lockdown regulations in order to pay a visit to his family remembers who reside over 200 miles away from him. Daily Mirror and Guardian revealed that Dominic Cummings drove himself and or family members from London to Durham, a 250-mile journey. However, British political strategist received backing from likes of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after being heavily criticised on social media. Former boxer Tony Bellew also backed Dominic Cumming’s actions this week with a tweet that has already garnered a lot of negative attention for former WBC cruiserweight champion.

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Dominic Cummings UK lockdown break: Tony Bellew expresses support to Dominic Cummings

Tony Bellew tweeted in support of Dominic Cummings and stated that he has issues with Dominic Cummings' actions since it was an urgent matter. According to Tony Bellew, "throwing a party with 50 men during  lockdown" is unacceptable but a person making an effort to meet his family should be excused. former boxer also scrutinised and slammed media for portraying Dominic Cummings as a “proper killer or something.” Tony Bellew furr wrote, “Report something that’ll HELP US.” However, netizens started to condemn British boxer for his tweet and phrase “Tory Bellew” began trending on Twitter.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson also defended his political strategist by explaining that government officials were fully aware of Cummings' stunt. According to Prime Minister, Dominic Cumming’s wife showed symptoms of COVID-19 and Dominic Cummings n decided to visit his family members. Since news broke, residents of UK have been criticising Dominic Cummings for his stunt, one that could have potentially increased number of COVID-19 cases in country. While a number of people have come out in support of Dominic Cummings, political strategist continues to face ire of British citizens as y claim he has endangered lives of ors by breaching lockdown regulations. 

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