Dominic Cummings admits he went back into No10 hours after seeing his sick wife

Dominic Cummings today admitted he went back into 10 Downing Street in person hours after visiting his sick wife.

The PM's top advisor revealed he went into the heart of government, in person, despite visiting his wife Mary because she "felt she might pass out".

He said he ran out of 10 Downing Street on March 27 because "she told me she suddenly felt badly ill, she vomited and felt she might pass out".

But she was feeling slightly better that afternoon so Mr Cummings returned to 10 Downing Street.

Hours later, on the morning of March 28 - and after he drove 260 miles to Durham - Mr Cummings fell ill with suspected coronavirus himself.

The admission raises fresh questions about the judgement of the Prime Minister's top advisor.

Official advice is for you and your entire household to isolate for 14 days if one person has suspected coronavirus symptoms.

Mr Cummings even admitted there was a "distinct probability that I had already caught the disease", because Boris Johnson had tested positive the night before.

Yet Mr Cummings defended his actions, saying his wife "did not have a cough and a fever" - the two main symptoms of Covid-19.

"We didn’t know whether she had Covid or not," he said.