The government's support for the prime minister's top aide is undermining public health advice, say experts.

Dominic Cummings gave a press conference saying it was media coverage, rather than his actions, which had muddied the government's messaging.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's close aide Dominic Cummings on Monday said he should have explained the circumstances of a 250 mile journey during lockdown earlier but that his decision to take the trip had not been a mistake.

Dominic Cummings, the UK PM’s aide, says he "behaved reasonably" as he explains his actions during lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest adviser Dominic Cummings said on Monday he had not offered his resignation over the furore about his decision to drive 250 miles from London to northern England during Britain's COVID-19 lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest adviser Dominic Cummings said on Monday that he didn't regret his decision to drive 250 miles from London to northern England, saying he had not flouted lockdown rules by staying on his family's farm.

Dominic Cummings gives a statement to explain his actions during lockdown, including a trip to the North East.

Dominic Cummings: UK Prime Minister’s chief adviser makes unprecedented statement after breaking lockdown rules

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide Dominic Cummings, accused of flouting the coronavirus lockdown by driving 250 miles from London.

British PM’s aide says allegations he returned to Durham for a second visit are ‘false’

British PM’s aide says the lockdown rules allowed him to exercise his judgement

British PM’s aide says ‘I have not offered to resign’, adding ‘I have not considered it’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced mutiny in his party and fury across Britain on Monday for refusing to sack his closest aide Dominic Cummings, accused of flouting the coronavirus lockdown by driving 250 miles from London.

Dominic Cummings, a close adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is facing calls for his resignation over a trip that many believe broke coronavirus lockdown rules, will make a public statement on Monday, Sky News and ITV reported.

The problem Boris Johnson faces over the Dominic Cummings affair right now is a problem of perception. Is there one set of rules for the ruling elite, and another for everyone else?

Brexiteer Steve Baker and ex-minister Caroline Nokes among top Conservatives turning against PM over adviser’s trip to Durham

Boris Johnson's attempts to get Britain back on track after coronavirus threaten to be overshadowed by the continued fallout over Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip.

Follow the latest updates as the Dominic Cummings scandal unfolds

Boris Johnson backs Dominic Cummings despite outcry; France sees lowest daily cases and deaths since lockdown; India resumes domestic flights. Follow the latest updates

He orchestrated the successful Brexit campaign and helped the British Prime Minister into office. Here's what we know about Dominic Cummings.

Boris Johnson backs Dominic Cummings despite outcry; France sees lowest daily cases and deaths since lockdown; India resumes domestic flights. Follow the latest updates

Despite the appearance of a double standard, the British leader defended Dominic Cummings’s travel, even as the aide was falling ill.

Exclusive: retired chemistry teacher Robin Lees makes complaint to police about alleged trip to Barnard Castle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's aide Dominic Cummings, who is under pressure over a long journey made while coronavirus restrictions were in place, has been reported to police over an alleged breach of the lockdown, the Daily Mirror said.

Group is ‘absolutely livid’ with the PM’s approach

RT @raycasey2003: Brexit mastermind Matthew Elliott is being away from No10 Huge, if true. (It isn't - he's still running things) #Torie…

RT @raycasey2003: Brexit mastermind Matthew Elliott is being away from No10 Huge, if true. (It isn't - he's still running things) #Torie…

RT @raycasey2003: Brexit mastermind Matthew Elliott is being away from No10 Huge, if true. (It isn't - he's still running things) #Torie…

RT @raycasey2003: Brexit mastermind Matthew Elliott is being away from No10 Huge, if true. (It isn't - he's still running things) #Torie…

Brexit mastermind Matthew Elliott is being away from No10 Huge, if true. (It isn't - he's still running things) #ToriesOut377 #TuftonTraitors #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/UZaezRJaX5

Lol. Abar as convincing as when Dominic Cummings said he went for a drive to test his eyesight. https://t.co/xvG03qruqV

RT @JolyonMaugham: Labour is for the further austerity Brexit will deliver to our public finances. Labour is for rewarding the malign dark…

RT @GoodLawProject: We placed evidence before the Court showing the repeated use of private communication systems by Ministers and advisors…

RT @VickerySec: I don’t know for sure one way or the other what the origin of covid-19 was, but I do know that the words posted by Dominic…

RT @VickerySec: The picture painted by Dominic Cummings is one of a scenario where some shady hacker guy (which I am not) fiddles around in…

RT @VickerySec: In March 2019, a Ted Cruz aligned individual (Dominic Cummings) portrayed me as a risk of future airborne mammalian virii b…

On 13.03.20 Dominic Cummings wrote ‘Who do we not save?’ on a whiteboard in Downing Street. 15 days later Susan Sullivan was dead of Covid-19. In my latest Substack post I ask whether Susan's Down's Syndrome marked her out as 'not for resuscitation'. https://t.co/JXaiFE2W0M

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @WriterJackWhite: Conservative Brexit friends of Putin, Boris Johnson's deputy mayor Barnes, his Chief of Staff Lister, his future wife…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

I remember during the height of the pandemic when Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown rules stating he was ‘testing his eyes’ driving his car to go on a trip. It’s almost like some of them know what’s coming and really don’t give a sh*t what us commoners think. https://t.co/O7mJiBvBxn

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Effiedeans: Can you imagine if Dominic Cummings had paid for nude pictures of a teenager instead of driving to Durham? He was almost hu…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…

How you could even put Huw Edwards and Dominic Cummings in the same sentence says more about your inadequate statement than anything that Huw, a 40 year stella career behind him, might or might not have done https://t.co/fVg8aSUdQH

RT @Madz_Grant: Brilliant by @Tom_Slater_ on the outrageous double-standards of Huw Edwards's media defenders. I'm old enough to remember w…