A Tory MSP calls the move a “disaster” that shows “exactly why” the Downing Street aide should go, and predicts more resignations.
A government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trips, piling on more pressure for the top Downing Street aide to be sacked.
Douglas Ross said the embattled adviser’s claim he had a valid excuse to travel during the coronavirus outbreak was “not shared by the vast majority of people who have done as the government asked”.
A senior Conservative figure predicted more resignations will follow as an MP yet to go public with their concerns told Sky News “this is our black Wednesday” – in reference to the 1992 financial crisis that stained the party’s economic record.
Mr Ross stepped down as a junior Scotland Office minister in a letter to Boris Johnson published on Tuesday morning.
He wrote: “I have never met Dominic Cummings so my judgement on this matter has always been open and I accept his statement on Monday afternoon clarified the actions he took in what he felt were the best interests of his family.
“However, these were decisions many others felt were not available to them.
“As a father myself, my instinct is to always do what is best for my son and wife. We have been fortunate not to have caught this awful virus but if we did, we are prepared to follow the government advice and stay at home to contain this virus.
