This is a public health issue not ' a political ding-dong'. Come on No. 10. let's follow the science... A group of leading scientists have written to the PM 'This trust has been badly damaged by the actions of Dominic Cummings, including his failure to stand down or resign in the public interest, and Boris Johnson’s subsequent unwillingness to remove him.
As lockdown is eased, public trust and high compliance is essential to reduce the risk of a second spike in infections and deaths. It is vital for all people in positions of power to follow the rules with the same discipline as the rest of the population.'
Professor Maggie Rae, president of the Faculty of Public Health,Professor Elio Riboli, Imperial College London,Professor David McCoy, Queen Mary University London,Professor David Hunter, University of Oxford,Professor Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford,Mike Gill, former regional director of Public Health, south-east England,Professor Raj Bhopal, University of Edinburgh,Professor Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,Professor George Davey Smith, University of Bristol,Professor Ruth Gilbert, University College London,Professor Neil Pearce, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,Professor Helen Ward, Imperial College London,Professor Mark S Gilthorpe, University of Leeds and Alan Turing Institute,Professor Adrian Martineau, Queen Mary University London,Professor Allyson Pollock, University of Newcastle,Dr Rochelle Burgess, UCL Institute for GlobalHealth,Professor Paolo Vineis, Imperial College London,Anne Wilson, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,Dr Tim Colbourn, University College London,Professor Majid Ezzati, Imperial College London,Professor Deborah Ashby, Imperial College London,Professor Sonia Saxena, Imperial College London,Professor Richard Healey, University of Portsmouth,Professor Deborah A Lawlor, Bristol Medical School,Professor Guiqing Lily Yao, University of Leicester,Dr Nisreen Alwan, Southampton University
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/30/dominic-cummings-actions-damage-public-health