I AM writing to express my utter disgust at the appalling behaviour of senior government adviser Dominic Cummings who has single-handedly trashed this country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and at the appalling response to his behaviour by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, senior ministers and certain Tory MPs who have all sought to defend the indefensible.

I hope they all take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror.

At least the country now knows who leads this government and it is not Boris Johnson who knew about this nearly two months ago, but Cummings, a person labelled a career psychopath by former Tory Prime Minister David Cameron.

As far as I am concerned, as long as Cummings keeps his job the lockdown is at an end and it is a free for all. If any member of the public is stopped by the police for breaking supposed lockdown rules, all they have to do is quote the 'Cummings clause' - 'It is my instinct I am doing the right thing and b******s to everyone else'.

To end I would very like to know the opinion of my Tory MP Julian Smith about Cummings' behaviour.

J Horne

Highfield Terrace

Skipton