Although it is entertaining reading the creative attempts from the Conservative supporting members to wish this away, I think Cummings is damaged goods now and by so blatantly lying to the country, Johnson's honeymoon period is officially over.
The lockdown, or rather the rules that are imposed to implement it, will now be ignored or "liberally interpreted" by a growing number of people. Johnson has given them carte blanche to do so.
Here is a letter a recently bereaved individual
wrote to his MP in response to yesterday's press briefing:
His feelings and distress will resonate with a lot of people. The Tories have miscalculated badly on this one ..
If the reports of Cummings making day trips while in Durham are verified, and I think they will be, he is toast anyway ..