Tory Grant Shapps claimed Dominic Cummings is a "stickler for the rules" in a car crash TV interview. The Tory Transport Secretary was unable to answer basic questions about when Dominic Cummings travelled to Durham, whether he stopped during his journey - and crucially, when the Prime Minister learned of the trip.
The excruciating interview came just minutes after top Brexiteer Steve Baker became the first Tory MP to break cover and call for Mr Cummings to resign over allegations he repeatedly breached lockdown rules.
In a column for The Critic, Mr Baker wrote: "Enough is enough. I and others saved him once before when he was driving Vote Leave to implosion.
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