Mr Cummings had spent the days in the run-up to his appearance dripping information on his Twitter feed - including the photo. He tweeted an image of the whiteboard, which was apparently completed in March last year in No10. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Mr Cummings said he told her: "I think you're right. Mr Cummings said it was a "huge failure" on his own part that he did not push harder for an earlier lockdown. He said he was "incredibly frightened" to say the official plan was wrong in case he himself was wrong.

Source: Daily Mirror May 26, 2021 11:30 UTC