Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds

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Dominic Cummings poisoned the atmosphere" of Boris Johnson's Downing Street during the Covid crisis, the official inquiry into the pandemic has found, saying he helped create a toxic and macho culture with the full connivance of the then prime minister.

Johnson's chief aide strayed far from the proper role of a special adviser", the report finds, making key decisions in 10 Downing Street which were for the prime minister to make".