Boris Johnson stands by Cummings despite police statement on ‘minor’ lockdown breach

Amid mounting anger and plummeting poll ratings, Downing Street said the British Prime Minister “regards this issue as closed” after Durham Constabulary said it did not intend to take “retrospective action”.

Boris Johnson is standing by his chief aide Dominic Cummings despite the police saying they would have taken action if they had stopped him on his journey to Barnard Castle.

Amid mounting anger and plummeting poll ratings, Downing Street said the British Prime Minister “regards this issue as closed” after Durham Constabulary said it did not intend to take “retrospective action”.