The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said in a statement on Thursday that it backed the United Kingdom's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in support of BBC Newsnight host, Emily Maitlis, who was briefly replaced after the management scolded her for making remarks about Dominic Cummings, a senior adviser of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had violated the COVID-19 lockdown

An investigation by the Durham Police Department has found that Dominic Cummings, a senior adviser of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, violated lockdown rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic by making a 50-mile journey to Barnard Castle on April 12, The Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday

The ongoing controversy over the issue of Dominic Cummings, the senior adviser of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, breaking the stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic might undermine the UK government's stance on Brexit in the long run, Neil Hamilton, a member of Wales' legislature, told Sputnik on Wednesday