Douglas Ross resigns as under-secretary of state for Scotland over adviser’s actions; Scotland’s test and protect scheme to launch later this weekCummings refuses to resign or apologise for lockdown breach‘Political gale’: world press on Dominic Cummings’ self-defenceGlobal coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 3.01pm BST Across all settings, the number of confirmed reported deaths in the UK has risen to 37,048, the Department of Health and Social care said. That is an increase of 134. As of 9am 26 May, there have been 3,681,295 tests, with 109,979 tests on 25 May. 265,227 people have tested positive.As of 5pm on 25 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 37,048 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/qNNPHGUDvQ 2.54pm BST Another Tory MP, Mark Harper, has said Dominic Cummings should have offered to resign.The Forest of Dean MP said in a statement shared on Twitter that Cummings’ decision to travel to Durham “is certainly not the conclusion I would have reached, given the sacrifices many are having to make in the interests of the nation’s health”. As for the trip to Barnard Castle on 12 April, there is no credible justification for this.In these circumstances, as an absolute minimum, an apology should have been made and level of regret expressed. I am disappointed that Mr Cummings did neither.I have always said that politics is a team effort, not an individual one. Difficult times are ahead, which will require the Government to be able to deliver clear and credible public health messages. In the interests of us all, I hope this will still be possible. pic.twitter.com/R7hymZE843 Continue reading…
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