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UK PM Johnson stands by senior adviser Cummings over lockdown drive – Metro US

UK PM Johnson stands by senior adviser Cummings over lockdown drive

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he was standing by senior adviser Dominic Cummings, who is under pressure to resign over a journey he made during the coronavirus lockdown.

“I believe that in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally,” Johnson told a news conference.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton; writing by Costas Pitas, editing by Elizabeth Piper)