Dominic Cummings says he drove to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight – video
Dominic Cummings has said he drove from Durham to Barnard Castle before returning to London for work to see if he could drive safely after his eyesight became affected by coronavirus. In an extraordinary press conference in the No 10 rose garden, the prime minister's senior adviser said he drove with his wife and child, where they sat by the riverbank for 15 minutes. They spent some time in the woods on the way home as his child needed the toilet – he said they saw some people at a distance but did not break any physical distancing rules