Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Was he going to work?

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

250 miles away is a hell of a commute.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Yeah but I’m not convinced you understand.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

was it these two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Why is that?

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Shame

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Is a maximum distance stipulated?

I have A neighbour that has been travelling the four corners of the nation throughout lockdown.

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Because you Don’t come across as if you do.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Well explain why?

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

We already know he lives in London and if he had to return for work he can self-isolate at home. He doesn't need to go back and forth, he clearly cannot commute back and forth from Durham to Westminster daily.

I think this is getting a bit silly now. I don't quite understand why you're so defensive of him but we clearly don't agree, I think he broke the rules of the lockdown and advisors to the Government who helped design these rules should follow them.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

How do you expect me to explain it if you can’t?

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

No 10, tonight and digging their heels in here and who can blame them over a non-story.

Basically they rubbish the claims written in the Mirror and Guardian, calls them "Campaigning newspapers" and won't waste time answering questions to inaccurate stories written in them. Couldn't have said it any better myself, tell them to piss off Boris and co.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

I think you've confused yourself and rather than just admitting it are now trying to skirt around the issue by blaming me.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

It is getting silly, we can agree on that.

I’m not defensive of him so much, but I am defensive in so far as a media/political witch hunt that is unnecessary and boring, and I would love him to tell the media to go screw themselves.

I’m on record as saying the quickest way to make this go away would be to resign, but I’m happy if He doesn’t.

I am defensive Of him, in so far as he did what he thought was best for him and his family, and I would do the same. Any father on this forum is lying if they say otherwise.

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I haven’t blamed you for anything.

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

Sigh. Let's get back to basics.

What was the problem with what I said?

Re: Dominic Cummings visited parents during lockdown measures
 

What they're actually doing is dismissing it without an outright denial of the claims since they don't know if The Guardian and The Mirror are holding anything back.

If we leave aside the rights/wrongs and perceptions of what he is accused of doing and talk about that media aspect. I think the media are probably in better touch with their readership here. You may feel it's unfair but notice how even the Tories traditional allies in the press are deserting them on this issue, I think the public is likely to be furious about it.

As you said most people would want to do what's best for their families but for them that has meant being kept away. Some times in very hard situations. Any perception that doesn't apply to those who made the rule is very toxic. If there was an exception that you can relocate to ensure you live near a support network then I don't think that's a rule that has been communicated clearly either.