Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
But No 10 had said on Saturday morning: “At no stage was he [Mr Cummings] or his family spoken to about this matter, as is being reported.”
But what was being reported wasn't true. The Guardian had said that the police had approached Cummings about breaching the lockdown rules, which wasn't the case. It was in fact Cummings' father who contacted Durham police to seek security advice and told them about his son.

Durham police said:

"On Tuesday, March 31, our officers were made aware that Dominic Cummings had travelled from London to Durham and was present at an address in the city.

At the request of Mr Cummings' father, an officer made contact the following morning by telephone.

During that conversation, Mr Cummings' father confirmed that his son had travelled with his family from London to the North East and was self-isolating in part of the property.

Durham Constabulary deemed that no further action was required. However, the officer did provide advice in relation to security issues."

You could say that Number 10's statement was a bit misleading I suppose but the Guardian and Mirror should be taken to task for all their inaccuracies.