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Now playing Next United Kingdom 'I don’t regret what I did': PM’s advisor defends 400km lockdown trip Boris Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings has insisted he “made the right judgment” in travelling 400km from London to Durham at the height of the coronavirus lockdown. 25/05/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom British government advisor seeks 'weirdos and misfits' for top jobs Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top advisor has published a bizarre blog appealing for “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to help shake up Britain’s government. 03/01/2020