Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser reignited a campaign of criticism of the government, publishing a text message exchange in which the British leader branded his health minister’s coronavirus testing drive as “hopeless”.Prime Minister Johnson’s Downing Street office said it would not engage with every allegation made by Dominic Cummings, who left the office late last year.
In his posting on Wednesday, Mr Cummings posted screenshots of the conversations, which he said were with the prime minister, in which Mr Johnson responded to Mr Cummings’ complaints about the slow progress of Mr Hancock’s efforts with the words “totally f***ing hopeless". “I don’t plan to engage with every allegation made. The prime minister has set out that we will hold a public inquiry next year, the health secretary has given hours of evidence to the parliamentary committee and I have taken a number of questions on this issue previously,” he told reporters.
Mr Hancock rejected the allegations and some in the Conservative Party say that Mr Cummings has an axe to grind after being forced from his post.