Published 19:27 IST, May 27th 2020
UK lawmaker says it's time to 'move on' after Cummings' incident enrages people
A British lawmaker, on May 27, said that it was time to “move on” from the issue of Cummings flouting lockdown restrictions and Boris Johnson supporting him.
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A British lawmaker, on May 27, said that it was time to “move on” from issue of Cummings flouting lockdown restrictions. Elaborating furr, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick reportedly said that public needs to focus on or important issues. This comes after country's most powerful man and Prime Minster Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings was accused of travelling more than 250 miles to his parents’ house in rast England.
After issue ignited public r, Johnson, in a press conference, expressed his regrets over pain and confusion caused by his top aide. However, Cummings, who led to Johnson's successful election as well as Brexit, has refused to resign or apologise.
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Speaking to BBC, Jenrick said that w was time to "move on” adding British people w wanted government to be speaking about or issues rar than Cummings. He furr said that it wasn't that Cummings flouting rules wasn't important or that people didn't care, but re was a lot more that people need to focus on, like virus and ecomy,
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On May 23, Cummings gave a detailed account of his movements in late March and early April, which caused an intense political storm across Britain. Cummings explained that he had undertaken journey so that extended family could care for his 4-year-old son if he and his wife both fell ill.
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Cummings' trip came after government imposed a strict “stay home” order, and official has been accused of flouting same rules he helped impose on rest of country. Cummings insisted that “ rules … allowed me to exercise my judgment.” British government faced accusations of hypocrisy since revelation. Meanwhile, COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit nation. As of w, 2665599 people have tested positive for coronavirus out of whom 37130 have died, John Hopkins University data revealed.
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19:27 IST, May 27th 2020