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    Cummings 'broke the rules' says ex-Durham police chief Jump to media player Former Durham Police Chief Constable Mike Barton says the PM’s top adviser's actions will make policing more difficult.
    • 24 May
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    'Not true' Cummings made second lockdown trip, says Shapps Jump to media player Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defends the prime minister's chief aide Dominic Cummings.
    • 24 May
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    Tory MP calls for Cummings 'to go' Jump to media player Steve Baker says the row over the PM's chief adviser's lockdown trip is going to get "worse and worse".
    • 24 May
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  • Dominic Cummings
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    Cummings: 'I behaved reasonably and legally' Jump to media player The PM's chief aide says he did "the right thing" in travelling from London to County Durham during lockdown.
    • 23 May
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    How powerful is Dominic Cummings? Jump to media player Boris Johnson’s chief adviser's been hitting the headlines, but how much influence does he actually have?
    • 02 Mar
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  • Grant Shapps
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    Shapps quizzed about Cummings lockdown trip Jump to media player The transport secretary defends a key adviser's decision to travel 240 miles during the lockdown.
    • 23 May
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Coronavirus: Cummings 'broke the rules' says ex-Durham police chief

Former Durham Police Chief Constable Mike Barton criticises Dominic Cummings’ journey from London to Durham saying the actions of the PM’s top adviser will make policing more difficult.

  • 24 May 2020
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