# Cummings defends lockdown trip to Durham and Barnard Castle

Date: 2020

On 25 May 2020 [Dominic Cummings](/people/dominic-cummings), chief adviser to Boris Johnson, gave a statement in the Downing Street Rose Garden defending his trip to Durham during the COVID-19 lockdown, including a drive to Barnard Castle he said was to test his eyesight.

## People

- Dominic Cummings: https://factrail.ai/people/dominic-cummings

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/may/24/uk-coronavirus-live-dominic-cummings-under-intense-pressure-over-lockdown-breaches
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dominic-cummings-statement-barnard-castle-durham-eyesight-press-briefing-speech-a9531766.html
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52800595

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cummings-barnard-castle-rose-garden-statement-2020-05-25