Cummings is taking questions later today

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How on earth is that going to go?

Ooh have they discovered a bit in the guidance that everyone else missed (again) saying if your child has SEND there's special arrangements? Because our family and quite a few others who have been dealing with major SEND related issues would have loved to have been able to access our usual family support system.

I'm getting seriously worried about the basic intelligence of this lot if they think no one else in the UK but Cummings has a kid with ASD and had Covid, and coped without transporting said kid and the virus to Durham.

I don't give a damn what Cummings has to say, he's not an elected representative, he's not a celebrity, he's irrelevant. I want to see that the Prime Minister of the UK isn't thick enough to prioritise telling stupid and offensive lies for his mate over keeping the trust of the electorate during an unprecedented international emergency.

Ha - Sky now for 4pm says “Dominic Cummings News Conference” for one fucking HOUR

That’s going to be one hell of a long apology

Trouble is those defending him, including BJ, have repeatedly said he hasn't broken the rules.

If they honestly didn't believe he broke the rules, they could have shut this down at the beginning of April when the Guardian started following up on reports that he had been seen in Durham.

It was probably moved back an hour so he could adjust his apology to suit public reaction.

I bet he has a weird mockney type accent.

MashedpotatobrainzI would be feeling exactly as you describe, but I'm on g strong codeine so I'm floating........ probably the best way to experience this.

It should NOT be happening n the rise garden. It's all a disgrace, and throws integrity out of the window

What he can possibly say that will make him look like any less of a twat. If its his resignation, then that should have been reported by Boris yesterday. The ego of the man to think we need to see his stupid, smug face right now!

Maybe he's just giving some BBQ tips.

That would be nice.

I’ve never heard him speak before.

I predict he’ll come up with some very plausible sounding reasons relating to his child.

I’ll eat my hat if he resigns.

I'm shocked that he's having a press conference in the Rose Garden instead of just resigning like decent people do! How do we get him and Boris out? I've emailed my MP but is there anything else we can do to put pressure on the government?

On the news 'Cummings Press Conference'

Not a chance he'll resign.

Although , there is always hope

I bet he has a weird mockney type accent.

Plus whiny and nasal. I have 5 quid on that if we're running a book.

I reckon he'll sound like Barry White and we'll all fall in love with him and understand why Boris wants to be his sock puppet.

Barry white!
No, he'll have a strange accent or terribly posh.

Hope he's changed his manky t-shirt from yesterday.

Got any money on that Bigger?

Ooh have they discovered a bit in the guidance that everyone else missed (again) saying if your child has SEND there's special arrangements?

The only SEND exemptions I saw were in relation to more frequent exercise (when it was limited to once a day) and being able to travel further afield for exercise for SEND people.

Nothing about travelling when infected!

Also, given that a young child with ASD is likely to have unpredictable behaviour and their parents would be more likely than the average parent to have to stop on a long journey like that, who in their right mind would embark on that journey while infected with COVID during lockdown? It makes even less sense when you factor the child's SEND into the equation.

Maya Goodfellow, well named. On BBC 1 now

Hopefully he’ll tell the truth: on the day of the trip to Durham it was his mother's birthday. On the day of the trip to the castle it was his wife's birthday.
Oh wait, he probably won’t. 😀

He might have a Russian accent like Villenelle!!
He lived there ( been on wiki)
His son is named after an Anglo Saxon god.

Was that woman just talking Maya? I liked her. Go on Maya!

Tom Harwood, what a CREEP

He can't even start on time.

"Put his aide before the electorate" - good comment on BBC