Boris Johnson's top adviser reportedly broke coronavirus lockdown by driving 260 miles to visit his parents, and now faces growing calls to resign

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• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most senior adviser is under pressure to resign after reports that he broke coronavirus lockdown to visit his parents.
• The adviser, Dominic Cummings, reportedly drove himself and his family 260 miles from London to his hometown, Durham. At the time, he and his wife were displaying symptoms of the virus.
• When Cummings made the journey, official government advice was that no one should make any non-essential journeys.
• The BBC reports that Cummings has denied breaking lockdown, and made the journey so his parents could help look after his son while he and his wife were sick.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most senior political adviser is under growing pressure to resign after it was reported that he broke coronavirus lockdown rules and was subsequently investigated by police.

Dominic Cummings drove 260 miles from London to his hometown, Durham, in late March to visit his parents, according to a joint report by The Guardian and Daily Mirror newspapers, published Friday night.

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