When asked whether Cummings’s driving with defective vision could be considered a “fair and reasonable thing to do,” the AA president answered, “no—an eyesight test should be done when stationary.” “If a person drives a motor vehicle on a road while his eyesight is such that he cannot comply with any requirement as to eyesight he is guilty of an offence,” states Would Gove go “on a 60-mile round trip to test your eyesight?” asked Ferrari. I'm also an historian – my most recent books include "Roads Were Not Built for Cars" and "Bike Boom", both published by Island Press, Washington, D.C.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I didn’t go to the castle. Channel 4 images must not be altered or manipulated in any way. Gove admitted as much to LBC radio presenter Nick Ferrari on May 26. conference answering allegations he and his family broke the rules when they travelled from London to Durham while the nation was under full-lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. "I have had to tell people they can’t go to funerals, say goodbye to the ones they love, see the family newborns that they will grow to love, visit the graves of parents, siblings or worse, children, and visit friends who are dying. "Confronted by reporters over the weekend, Mr Cummings insisted he "behaved reasonably and legally" and said he should "obviously not" resign.Tonight's statement was the climax of a long Westminster career for Mr Cummings - whose time in power has been dogged by outrage and scandal.Privately educated in Durham, he graduated from Oxford University in 1994 and briefly moved to Russia, before moving back to the UK to campaign against joining the Euro.He and Mr Gove took on teachers and unions, which Mr Cummings branded "the blob".And the pair were accused of trying to use private email addresses to avoid disclosing communications under the Freedom of Information Act.Mr Cummings' breakout from backroom advisor to front page news began after he was appointed director of Vote Leave when it was founded in 2015. We thought 'let's whizz down the road and see how we feel'. “The apparent lack of importance attached to being a safe and responsible driver by some senior people in government is very concerning,” she added. "Just confirms yet again one rule for Boris Johnson's elite friends, another for the rest of us. "I wasn’t sightseeing. “For anyone that is slightly concerned by their fitness to drive, it is never acceptable to take to the road network and potentially put other road users and yourself at risk,” she told me. Cummings’ claim that he felt dizzy and had to sit for a while before driving back was, according to Trafford, “not a reasonable act but one of putting other road users at risk.” Neil Worth, road safety officer for road rescue organization (GEM stands for the Guild of Experienced Motorists. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, has said he acted reasonably and legally after driving 260 miles from his … "Tory MP Sir Roger Gale said: "There cannot be one law for the Prime Minister’s staff and another for everyone else.
On March 31 - when the top aide was in Durham - Boris Johnson's official spokesman told reporters Mr Cummings was "at home".Defending the cross-country trip last night, Boris Johnson claimed Mr Cummings had "no alternative" for childcare if both he and his wife fell ill.But No10 admitted Mr Cummings did not actually have symptoms when he made the trip up north - only his wife did at the time.And by No10's own admission, he and his wife continued to care for their son while in isolation.While there are exceptions for caring for a child, deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries suggested this would apply when there is "extreme risk to life". "In retrospect I should have made this statement earlier." Dominic Cummings admits driving 30 miles after suspected coronavirus - to 'check his eyesight' The unprecedented statement in Downing Street's Rose Garden came as … His son stayed one night in hospital.Mr Cummings said "in a very complicated situation, I behaved reasonably".He added he was uncomfortable about leaving his wife and child in their London home because he has been subject to "threats of violence".“I thought the best thing to do in the circumstances was drive to an isolated cottage on my father’s farm," he said.He said he did not ask the PM about his decision on March 27 - but told him the following week when they were both ill."In retrospect it would have been better to set this out earlier on," Mr Cummings admitted.
"Tory MP Tracey Crouch stopped short of calling for him to quit but said: “I am pretty peed off... [it] leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.”She added: "I am not sure I have felt, in my ten years as an MP, so frustrated, cross, confused or impotent as I do now.
The unprecedented statement in Downing Street's Rose Garden came as the top aide offered no apology for his 260-mile drive to Durham - and revealed he went back into No10 hours after contact with his sick wifeGet our daily coronavirus email newsletter with all the news you need to know direct to your inbox Dominic Cummings today admitted he went for a 30-mile drive on his wife's 45th birthday while recovering from suspected Boris Johnson's top aide made the comment in a bombshell 14-minute explanation of his actions during a press conference in the No10 rose garden.Mr Cummings offered no apology for driving 260 miles to his family's farm in Durham when his wife Mary's symptoms began on March 27.Instead he said he believed "I have behaved reasonably" - because he feared his child could not be cared for if they both fell ill.“No, I have not offered to resign," he declared.
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