Coronavirus: Dominic Cummings' Case Leaves Police 'Frustrated' And Four Other Stories You Need To Know
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The row about Dominic Cummings – a senior aide to Boris Johnson – and his decision to travel 260 miles to Durham during the coronavirus lockdown continues to rumble on.
The advisor’s decision to travel across the country with his sick wife has left police officers “frustrated” and the rules around travel during the pandemic “very confused”, a former police chief constable has warned.
According to the latest figures published by the Department of Health and Social Care, 36,914 people have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus and more than 261,000 have tested positive.
Here’s the latest:
Dominic Cummings’ trip to Durham has left police ‘frustrated’ and travel rules ‘very confused’
Dominic Cummings’ controversial trip to Durham while his wife was ill during lockdown has “frustrated” police officers and left the rules around travel “very confused”, former Greater Manchester Police chief constable Sir Peter Fahy has warned.
“I think it’s quite hard to see the role the police have in the future,” Fahy told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme on Tuesday.
“The rules now about the reasons for travel are now very confused. When you see the crowds on Bournemouth and Southend beaches and other places yesterday, it’s hard to see what role the police have in trying to control that.”
He also warned that Cummings’ attempt to test his eyesight after suffering from suspected coronavirus was “ill-advised”.
A driver’s vision is very important.
If you have any concerns about your eyesight don’t drive, until you’ve sought the advice of a qualified Optician.
A driver must be able to read a standard number plate from 20 meters.
Full info here: https://t.co/wisa0uXUrApic.twitter.com/FSdNwvRZUD— Roads Policing Unit (RPU) - Surrey Police - UK (@SurreyRoadCops) May 25, 2020
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