Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to sack his closest aide after eyewitness reports called into question both Dominic Cummings' and Downing Street's account of his lockdown whereabouts.
Boris Johnson had offered his "full support" to his under-fire chief adviser after it emerged Mr Cummings had travelled 260 miles to Country Durham despite strict restrictions at the time not to journey long distances.
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