It seems Boris Johnson isn’t the only one who can’t put Dominic Cummings’s Durham trip behind him.
The local constabulary has fallen foul of the general public:
Durham police is facing a possible inquiry into its handling of the Dominic Cummings saga after complaints were passed to its internal investigation team.
The force has received a number of complaints from members of the public angry at the way it dealt with Boris Johnson’s aide over his travels during lockdown.
Durham police said it believed the special adviser probably did break lockdown rules by embarking on a 52-mile round trip to the town of Barnard Castle with his wife and son on her birthday.
Officers might have intervened to send him home had they caught him on the trip on 12 April, or fined him if he refused, the report said.
Its investigation also concluded that Cummings did not break health protection regulations by making the 260-mile trip to Durham with his son and wife, who had coronavirus symptoms, though it made no finding in relation to the “stay at home” government guidance.
The force’s findings have been met with anger in some quarters, prompting several emailed complaints which were then passed on to its professional standards department as is protocol.
The nature of the complaints is not known.
Is it possible that the force has been accused of favouritism – of according Cummings a privilege not provided to others?
I mention this merely because of the following:
Durham police issued fines to two people – from different households – who travelled together from London to County Durham during lockdown.
The two individuals fined by the force travelled to nearby Peterlee.
The BBC is seeking further details from Durham Constabulary about the two individuals who were fined for travelling from London to Peterlee, about 13 miles east of Durham, on 8 April, a week after Mr Cummings made his trip.
So, they fined these two people for travelling a similar distance up from London, after Cummings made his journey – but they decided not to fine Cummings or take any other action against him?
The question is simple: Why?
I fear we know the answer.
Source: Durham police facing possible inquiry into handling of Cummings case | Politics | The Guardian
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