It’s not about what you guys think. Day by day, how Dominic Cummings described his fateful trip to Durham: A 260-mile dash, two weeks in a cottage and a test drive to Barnard Castle to 'check his eyes were OK' For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, see our "Day in, day out for ten days he lay doggo with a high fever and spasms that made the muscles lump and twitch in his legs. "Mr Cummings and his wife were spotted 30 miles away from Durham in Barnard Castle by a member of the public, who passed the information to the Daily Mirror and Guardian.In his press conference, Mr Cummings confirmed he made the trip, but defended himself, saying the trip was only made as a test run, so he could test his "My wife was very worried, particularly as my eyesight seemed to have been affected by the disease," he said.“We agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if I could drive safely, we drove for roughly half an hour and ended up on the outskirts of Barnard Castle town.“We did not visit the castle, we did not walk around the town.”The witness who saw him at Barnard Castle, Robin Lees, told ITV News there is "nothing wrong with my eyesight," adding, "not sure driving to test your eyesight is on".April 12 is also listed as Mary Wakefield's birthday. How Dominic Cummings put Barnard Castle on the map Just 30 minutes from Durham, the market town featuring Bernard de Balliol’s 12th-century stone castle … Downing Street issues a statement claiming Mr Cumming's journey was "essential", despite lockdown rules stating he should have stayed at home.The statement said: "Owing to his wife being infected with suspected coronavirus and the high likelihood that he would himself become unwell, it was essential for Dominic Cummings to ensure his young child could be properly cared for.
The prime minister's top aide Dominic Cummings has sparked a nationwide debate by He says he acted "reasonably" and within the law by making his 260 mile journey to Durham, however, many say lockdown rules should have kept him, his wife and their son in isolation at home for 14 days.Several ministers have came out in defence of Mr Cummings' trip, however In an address to the nation on the evening of Monday, March 23, Boris Johnson announced lockdown in the UK and declared a "national emergency".These were shopping for basics, one form of exercise a day, travelling to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary, and medical needs.Mr Johnson added: "If you don’t follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings. 'Did you go to Barnard Castle, Mr Cummings?' "Furthermore, Mr Cummings denied he had broken the “spirit” of the rules and said he had not offered his resignation to the prime minister.Mr Cummings said his decision to drive 264 miles from London to County Durham was based not only on fears over a lack of childcare if he became incapacitated with Covid-19 but also concerns about his family’s safety.“I don’t regret what I did," he said, "I think reasonable people may well disagree about how I thought about what to do in the circumstances, but I think what I did was actually reasonable in these circumstances.“The rules made clear that if you are dealing with small children that can be exceptional circumstances.“And I think that the situation that I was in was exceptional circumstances and the way that I dealt with it was the least risk to everybody concerned if my wife and I had both been unable to look after our four-year-old.”Mr Cummings admitted travelling to Barnard Castle by car to test if he was fit to drive the full journey back to London due to concerns over his vision after recovering from illness.In a statement, Mr Ross said: "I have never met Dominic Cummings so my judgement on this matter has always been open and I accept his statement on Monday afternoon clarified the actions he took in what he felt were the best interests of his family.