UK Front Page Archive (July 20′ – Present)

The Daily Mirror leads on claims Matt Hancock lied over the safety of care home residents, following Dominic Cummings’s accusations.

Metro highlights Matt Hancock, saying the health secretary managed to “dodge” Dominic Cummings’s accusations about his honesty over the coronavirus pandemic.

The Daily Star chooses to mock-up some coronavirus briefing slides of its own following Mr Cummings’ claims.

The Daily Telegraph says Mr Cummings got his revenge by blaming not only the PM but also Health Secretary Matt Hancock for pandemic handling errors.

The prime minister’s former top adviser Dominic Cummings is set to tell MPs that Boris Johnson backed the European Super League plan before “it all kicked off”, the Daily Mirror reports.

The i says Downing Street is braced for new claims by Boris Johnson’s former top aide Dominic Cummings about the prime minister’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Former government adviser Dominic Cummings has accused Boris Johnson of having pursued a secret policy of herd immunity before the first coronavirus lockdown – that’s on the front of The Sunday Times.

Britain’s most senior civil servant is still investigating Dominic Cummings as part of an inquiry into who leaked sensitive details of the government’s lockdown plans, according to The Times.

Boris Johnson has been urged to “rise above” attacks by his former aide, Dominic Cummings, the Daily Express reports.

The Times is one of a number of papers to lead on the attack on Boris Johnson by his controversial former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings.

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has been accused of leaking text messages sent by the prime minister, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The i also splashes that Dominic Cummings “declares war” on Boris Johnson, after the former Number 10 aide published a blog post claiming the prime minister tried to stop a leak inquiry.

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has been accused of leaking text messages sent by the prime minister, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The Daily Star features a picture of the prime minister’s former aide Dominic Cummings playing Boris Johnson like a puppet, with the headline: “I was pulling all the strings.”

The Sunday Mirror reports that Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings was asked to leave after those in his faction nicknamed Boris Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds “Princess Nut Nuts”.

The Daily Star describes Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings as a “weirdo blamed for destroying lockdown” after he was asked to leave his post for good.

Boris Johnson has begun a “purge” of Brexiteers in Downing Street after telling chief adviser Dominic Cummings and communications director Lee Cain to leave, according to The Times. 

The Guardian writes that it is the “end of the Cummings era” after the prime minister’s chief adviser was asked to leave, reportedly after accusations he had briefed against Boris Johnson.

The Daily Telegraph writes that Number 10 adviser Dominic Cummings had told allies the prime minister was “indecisive” before he was asked to leave. 

Boris Johnson has “cut Cummings loose” after a “day of tantrums”, according to the Financial Times in its report on chief adviser Dominic Cummings’ departure from Downing Street. 

The i weekend leads on a “bitter end” to Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street, saying Boris Johnson had “lost patience” with his chief adviser. You can read more on this here. 

The Daily Star pokes fun at Dominic Cummings as rumours circulate that the top Downing Street adviser wants to leave his role.

Boris Johnson is facing growing pressure from within his own party to ditch top adviser Dominic Cummings, according to The Independent.

Dominic Cummings is at “the beginning of the end” of his time in Downing Street after he and a close ally lost a bitter power struggle, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The Daily Star encourages its readers to use a mask by offering them the chance to win one carrying an image of Boris Johnson’s advisor, Dominic Cummings.

England’s chief nurse has confirmed to MPs that she was dropped from a Downing Street daily briefing after she refused to back Dominic Cummings, reports The Guardian.