coronavirus<\/a> lockdown rules. During a furious rant, the former communications chief questioned whether Mr Cummings had really suffered from COVID-19.
\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\nMr Campbell said: \u201cI even wonder if Dominic Cummings was even ill?<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for his wife, the thing that goes to the heart of this.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me just say this very bluntly, we are governed by a bunch of liars.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Cummings\u2019 wife wrote a piece explaining she had spent the time in London lockdown, a very interesting choice of words.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a pack of lies to defend the indefensible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Campbell also dubbed Mr Johnson\u2019s defence of Mr Cummings shameful.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cBecause of Boris Johnson\u2019s indifference and callous incompetence in relation to the virus, tens of thousands more people have died than should have done.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn undermining his own lockdown rules, which he has now done, he has put more lives at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is utterly unforgivable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listeners quickly took to Twitter to voice their frustration at Mr Campbell and with some claiming there was a great level of irony to his accusations.<\/p>\n
A Twitter user wrote: \u201cThe irony of Alastair Campbell calling the Government liars, give me a break\u201d.<\/p>\n
Another added: \u201cAlastair Campbell of all people is in no position to criticise anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
A third person insisted the former Tony Blair adviser had lost the people\u2019s trust many years ago.<\/p>\n
He wrote: \u201cCampbell fall out affected people\u2019s trust in him decades ago. Now, here he is talking about liars lol.\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments from Mr Campbell came before Dominic Cummings delivered a statement at No 10 to explain his actions.<\/p>\n
Almost 300,000 people signed a petition calling for his resignation despite the Prime Minister insisting his adviser did not break any rules and acted responsibly.<\/p>\n
During his statement on Monday, Mr Cummings denied he had broken the \u201cspirit\u201d of the rules and said he had not offered his resignation to the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
He also said he drove with his family 250 miles from London to Durham during Britain\u2019s lockdown because he had no reasonable childcare options if both he and his wife were seriously ill.<\/p>\n
He added he could see why people basing their opinions on media reports of his actions could be furious.<\/p>\n
Mr Cummings said that he tried to exercise his judgment the best he could, and believed he acted reasonably and legally.<\/p>\n
Mr Campbell\u2019s office was contacted for comment but was unable to respond in time for publication.
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