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Boris Johnson’s senior aide Dominic Cummings has defended his decision to drive to County Durham as he said he said he feared for his childcare situation and his family’s safety.

In a press conference in the Downing Street garden this afternoon, Mr Cummings: “The truth is that I had argued for lockdown, I did not oppose it but these stories had created a very bad atmosphere around my home, I was subjected to threats of violence, people came to my house shouting threats, there were posts on social media encouraging attacks.”

Mr Cummings said he was worried that “this situation would get worse” and “I was worried about the possibility of leaving my wife and child at home all day and often into the night while I worked in Number 10.”

“I thought the best thing to do in all the circumstances was to drive to an isolated cottage on my father’s farm.”

Dominic Cummings defends trip to Durham in Downing Street press conference