Dominic Cummings said he has 'no regrets' after he was caught driving 260 miles from London to Durham to self-isolate with his family.
Boris Johnson's chief aide admitted he did not check with the Prime Minister before making the trip to his parents' home on March 27.
Mr Cummings was speaking at the Rose Garden at Downing Street as he faced a grilling from journalists about the trip, which many believe went against the lockdown rules.
He said he believed in all the circumstances he behaved 'reasonably and legally'. He denied he had broken the “spirit” of the rules and that he had not offered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
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