UK PM Boris Johnson receives flak after he refuses to sack Dominic Cummings

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced nationwide fury and mutiny from his party members after he refused to sack Dominic Cummings. Cummings, a top diplomat and Johnson’s closest aide is accused of flouting lockdown rules by travelling more than 250 miles to his parents’ house in rast England. Defending Cummings, Johnson reportedly said that his aide had acted “responsibly, legally and with Integrity” by travelling to Durham with his son and wife, who is ill with COVID-19 symptoms. 

Soon after PM's remarks, British government was slammed for ir “hypocrisy”. Johnson received flak from t only public but also media. One of country's top right-wing newspaper asked,“ What planet are y on?”. Meanwhile, nearly 20 conservative party lawmakers reportedly rose in mutiny against leader. 

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'Johnson had w gone full Trump'

According to reports, r did t stop re as nearly 14 Church of England bishops as well as scientists expressed anger on various platforms. Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden, reportedly said that "Johnson had w gone  full Trump". While Stephen Reicher, Behavioural scientist and a member of a panel which advises government, said that furore would wreck public confidence. Meanwhile, Lawmaker Tim Loughton, from conservative party said that he had been “swamped" by emails which read, ‘it looks as though it’s one rule for m and one for us, why should we w abide by government guidance?’

Cummings, 48, is one of several senior U.K. officials who have been accused of flouting lockdown rules that y advocated for rest of country. This comes in contrast to Scotland where nation’s chief medical officer and a senior epidemiologist who advised government both resigned after admitting y had broken lockdown rules. This comes as 260,916  people have tested positive for infection, according to John Hopkins University. 

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