UK says PM's adviser did not break lockdown rules with 400 km drive

[vogie 22,855]

9 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said:

Except most other people couldn't do it could they? They were told not to. One rule for the elite, one for everyone else. 

 

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The Labour Party said there should not be one rule for politicians and another rule for the British people. The Liberal Democrats said that if Cummings broke the guidelines, he should resign.

 

Nobody seemed bothered (especially Labour) when Stephen Kinnock visited his down and out parents during the lockdown, to the best of my knowledge he is still a MP is he not.

So you are correct, one rule for Labour and another for everybody else.

[Chomper Higgot 31,132]

4 minutes ago, vogie said:

Sometimes government guidelines take second place when there is family problems, if he thought that his son would be better cared for 260 miles away it says to me 'good father' 

As Michael Gove said "caring for your family is not a crime"

It’s not quite that simple.

 

Putting aside the obvious and real risk of this idiot spreading the disease, the Government he advises has enacted restrictions of movement that has cause severe hardship for millions of people.

 

And yet here Gove is defending someone who refuses to abide by the rules the Government have put in place.

 

It stinks of privilege for the few in contempt of the many.

 

 

[vogie 22,855]

2 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said:

By his aged parents when the kid was possibly Covid+? He could have employed an agency nurse to look after the kid at home. Might say to you "good father", to me it says "lousy father, lousy son and extremely irresponsible citizen of the UK".

One mans meat is another mans poison. Say hello to the darkside from me.

[Phil McCaverty 1,811]

1 minute ago, vogie said:

 

Nobody seemed bothered (especially Labour) when Stephen Kinnock visited his down and out parents during the lockdown, to the best of my knowledge he is still a MP is he not.

So you are correct, one rule for Labour and another for everybody else.

Oh Jeez, here we go deflection central. We are discussing Dominic Cummings, not Steven Kinnock (another tosser).

[tribalfusion001 5,459]

Stupid rules anyway, bit like the new quarantine one coming in. It states that you might get a spot check phone call to see if you are adhering to the quarantine, pointless and unenforceable.

[elliss 2,950]

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

how many people did he had contact with and potentially infected in his driving journey... shame on you cummings, if you have any balls just resign to show that you follow your own covid social distancing recommendations, leaders are supposed to be an example (I know I am asking to much from you and your gang of geeks)

 

All part of the gang , untouchable , sworn too sovereignty.

   Nuff said ...

 

Edited May 23 by elliss

[vinny41 2,055]

18 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said:

Did you read the story? He wanted to get rid of the kid by dumping him on the grandparents 260 miles away. He had been in contact with a known Covid case (johnson) and both he and his wife had symptoms. So the kid , who was possibly Covid+ too was driven 260 miles to be dumped on his aged parents. Not a good parent, not a good son and criminally in breach of just about every government guideline on Covid.

According to the sky report

"His sister and nieces had volunteered to help so he went to a house near to but separate from his extended family in case their help was needed. His sister shopped for the family and left everything outside

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-labour-demands-explanation-after-reports-dominic-cummings-broke-lockdown-rules-11993051

 

So no case of dumping on the grandparents as you stated

[evadgib 16,929]

Why now and how did this enter public domain? Political sculduggery would be my guess. Plod can expect to have to explain themselves via the appropriate authorities if the leak leads to their door, again

[Phil McCaverty 1,811]

9 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

According to the sky report

"His sister and nieces had volunteered to help so he went to a house near to but separate from his extended family in case their help was needed. His sister shopped for the family and left everything outside

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-labour-demands-explanation-after-reports-dominic-cummings-broke-lockdown-rules-11993051

 

So no case of dumping on the grandparents as you stated

He took the kid to his grandparents, Their neighbors saw him and reported him to the police who visited the grandparents house and found Cummings there.

 

Your link doesn't work for me. Here's a sky news link that does work:

 

 

Edited May 23 by Phil McCaverty

[vinny41 2,055]

2 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said:

He took the kid to his grandparents, Their neighbors saw him and reported him to the police who visited the grandparents house and found Cummings there.

Durham Police confirmed they spoke to the owners of a property on 31 March 

No report of Police  speaking with Cummings or finding Cummings on the property

[Phil McCaverty 1,811]

2 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

Durham Police confirmed they spoke to the owners of a property on 31 March 

No report of Police  speaking with Cummings or finding Cummings on the property

See my edit.

[sungod 4,252]

Shock, horror. Family with family emergency ask other members of the family to help.

[Chomper Higgot 31,132]

13 minutes ago, evadgib said:

Why now and how did this enter public domain? Political sculduggery would be my guess. Plod can expect to have to explain themselves via the appropriate authorities if the leak leads to their door, again

Now the people who should be afraid are those who reveal wrong doing by somebody with friends in high places.

 

Disgusting.

[vinny41 2,055]

2 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said:

See my edit.

no problem with this link not sure what its not working for you

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-labour-demands-explanation-after-reports-dominic-cummings-broke-lockdown-rules-11993051

Even the Guardian have stated

However Dr Jenny Harries said at the daily Downing Street press briefing on 24 March that a small child could be considered “vulnerable”.

Clearly if you have adults who are unable to look after a small child, that is an exceptional circumstance. And if the individuals do not have access to care support - formal care support - or to family, they will be able to work through their local authority hubs.

[KhaoNiaw 1,030]

27 minutes ago, vogie said:

 

Nobody seemed bothered (especially Labour) when Stephen Kinnock visited his down and out parents during the lockdown, to the best of my knowledge he is still a MP is he not.

So you are correct, one rule for Labour and another for everybody else.

Exactly, proves the point. One rule for the elite and another for everyone else. It's obviously something that applies to all of the ruling elite. 
So do you have a problem with one of them, both of them or neither of them? 

Edited May 23 by KhaoNiaw