'Excellent place to cough': Tripadvisor suspends reviews of Barnard Castle

Yesterday Mr Cummings held a press conference attempting to account for his decision to travel to Durham from London while Britain was under quarantine lockdown due to Covid-19.

Numerous parody messages have been left on the Tripadvisor page for the Durham landmark.

Widespread public anger in the UK met the news of senior political advisor Dominic Cumming's actions during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Reports uncovered he had travelled from London to Durham during the lockdown while displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.