Dominic Cummings ran away from Downing St after Boris Johnson’s positive Covid-19 test – 13 favourite responses
Boris Johnson, as you will no doubt have heard by now, has tested positive for Covid-19 and will continue running the country in self-isolation.
His personal advisor Dominic Cummings was spotted leaving Downing St soon after and when we say ‘leaving’ we mean running. And when we say ‘running’ we mean absolutely pegging it. Watch this.
Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings is seen running out of Downing Street.
Earlier, the prime minister tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/sLr7wmOzcr pic.twitter.com/d3mMeqDPcG
— ITV News (@itvnews) March 27, 2020
And it was no surprise he caught people’s attention. Here are our favourite 13 things people said about it.
1.
Nothing screams “remain calm” quite like pegging it out of Number 10 like you’re Indiana Jones fleeing a boulder pic.twitter.com/Yw95Ero43o
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) March 27, 2020
2.
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/1243521810718744579?s=20
3.
https://twitter.com/AnnieKNK/status/1243523276191584256?s=20
4.
Cummings goingshttps://t.co/xJ7M9ayksu
— Otto English (@Otto_English) March 27, 2020
5.
You are most welcome Sir. pic.twitter.com/YBOBUpgs2a
— fxrdie (@fxrdie_) March 27, 2020
6.
“Look after yourself Boris” Dominic Cummings leaves Downing Street #CoronaLockdown #BorisJohnson #janeygodleyvoiceover pic.twitter.com/GjZPZPQwYC
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) March 27, 2020
7.
https://twitter.com/grahamlithgow/status/1243518752580349953?s=20
8.
Dominic Cummings
2 weeks ago “we need herd immunity, if people die they die”
Today on finding out Boris and Matt Hancock have Corona:
pic.twitter.com/Bdwbq9qCfP— Unnamed Insider (@Unnamedinsider) March 27, 2020
9.
https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1243517844190625793?s=20
10.
Boris Johnson (7 days ago):
I believe we can turn the tide on this within 12 weeks.
Boris Johnson (this morning):
Today, I tested positive for coronavirus.
Matt Hancock (this afternoon):
I have also tested positive for covid-19.
Dominic Cummings:pic.twitter.com/6sHg9kl0j5
— Nick Flaks (@NickFlaks) March 27, 2020
11.
Added a soundtrack to Dominic Cummings' epic run. pic.twitter.com/aETmAmp811
— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) March 27, 2020
12.
Half expecting to see Roger Cook running behind him asking questions about a dodgy timeshare scheme.
"YOU FRITTERED AWAY THEIR PENSIONS, MR CUMMINGS. WE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR OF SANTORINI, SHE'S NEVER HEARD OF YOU. DO SUNSET DECEPTION VILLAS EVEN EXIST MR CUMMINGS? MR CUMMINGS!" https://t.co/4Q6EPbZhqh
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) March 27, 2020
13.
Cummings Going: David Attenborough narrates
Dominic Cummings running away from Downing Street. pic.twitter.com/izj9HNOtpx— Joe (@MrJoeGooch) March 27, 2020
To conclude, this …
The world is so fucked, SO FUCKED, but I can't stop laughing at that footage of Cummings pegging it out of no 10 like a goblin trying to find shelter before sunrise
— Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (@Scriblit) March 27, 2020
Oh, and this.
HE’S GOT BORIS’S HEAD!
— Sarah Dempster (@Dempster2000) March 27, 2020
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