UK Covid-19 tracing system gets pushback over Cummings’ cross-country trip
Much of the UK public, and some Tory MPs, query why they should follow the lockdown rules if the prime minister’s closed adviser didn’t
28 May 2020 - 11:39
London — Britain’s government faced questions over how closely people would abide by its new Covid-19 test and trace service on Thursday, as a row persisted over the prime minister’s closest adviser taking a long-distance journey during a lockdown.
Lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party continue to add their names to those calling for Dominic Cummings to quit, after it was revealed he had travelled 400km in March with his four-year-old son and his wife, who was sick at the time, to be close to relatives...
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