BREAKING: Attempts by Dominic Cummings to justify the trips he made during lockdown have failed to quell anger within the government, triggering the resignation of a junior minister over the affair.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "The prime minister would like to thank Douglas Ross for his service to government and regrets his decision to stand down as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland."
Under pressure to explain that, Cummings claimed COVID-19 had damaged his eyes and he needed to test whether his sight was strong enough to eventually drive back to London. The Barnard Castle trip is now the most likely to bring Cummings unstuck. He could not say on Monday how the trip was permitted under Britain's lockdown guidelines at the time.
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