Reaction: 61 Tory MPs defy Boris Johnson’s call to ‘move on’ from Cummings scandal

Conservatives breaking ranks to demand sacking of the PM’s right-hand man

Dominic Cummings
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Boris Johnson is facing a Tory rebellion as a growing number of MPs ignore his call for the country to “move on” from the lockdown scandal surrounding No. 10 adviser Dominic Cummings.

Appearing in front of the cross-party Liaison Select Committee yesterday, the prime minister declined to answer questions about Cummings’ conduct. But interventions by a string of senior Conservative MPs including ex-chancellor Sajid Javid and former defence secretary Penny Mordaunt have fuelled nationwide anger over Johnson’s refusal to sack his most powerful aide.

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