JOHNSON: ALL TALK, NO TROUSERS

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ONE YEAR AGO: BORIS JOHNSON DEFENDS DOMINIC CUMMINGS

DATELINE 24 MAY 2020: Today, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended the actions of his chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, for driving 260 miles during lockdown while he and his wife had Covid-19.

By not sacking him, or even reprimanding Mr Cummings for flagrantly flouting the lockdown law, Mr Johnson showed himself to be a Prime Minister of straw.

A weak man who's all talk and no trousers.

His double standards mean that there is one rule for him and Cummings, and another for you and me.

It’s hypocritical and it comes on top of the UK suffering the worst Covid-19 death toll in Europe – an outcome that was almost certainly avoidable.

Does the government care? Clearly not.

Dominic Cummings could casually drive his spouse and son 260-miles from London to Durham whilst suffering Covid-19 symptoms.

Don’t say they didn’t stop somewhere on the way.

The rest of us have to follow the lockdown law and stay home, or get into trouble.

The rules for someone suffering from Covid-19 symptoms - as Mr and Mrs Cummings were - are stricter.

They clearly state: 'Do not leave your home for any reason.' There's no 'reasonable excuse' get-out clause.

It’s about time Cummings had his comeuppance. He should go. And so should Boris Johnson.

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▪ Commentary and video production by Jon Danzig

▪ Jon Danzig is a campaigning journalist and film maker who specialises in writing about health, human rights, and Europe. He is also founder of the information campaign, Reasons2Rejoin