The news about Dominic Cummings flouting lockdown rules is a massive slap in the face to those of us who have followed them. We’ve made personal sacrifices to follow your government's guidance to keep everyone safe. His actions are a betrayal of those sacrifices.

Instead of calling this out for what it is, your government is twisting the interpretation of the lockdown rules to defend him. And as a result you’re putting public safety at risk. Already, people are pointing to Dominic Cummings's actions as a reason for breaking lockdown rules.

As our government, your job is to keep us safe. We're calling on you to:

1. Admit that Dominic Cummings' actions were wrong - and broke the government's rules
2. Take whatever action necessary to ensure the British public are left in no doubt that these rules apply to all of us, no matter who we are.

Signed,

Thousands of people from all over the UK

38 Degrees members