Mr Cummings said he failed by not advising a shutdown sooner. When asked if he had told the Prime Minister that was not the case, Mr Cummings said: 'Certainly. Cancelling Cheltenham Festival 'wouldn't make much difference'When asked if he advised that Cheltenham Festival be cancelled, Mr Cummings said he did not. Cummings: A well-run entity would have a dictatorMr Cummings told MPs: 'In a well-run entity in my opinion you would have had some kind of dictator. Mr Cummings said she told him: 'I think we are absolutely f*****' and warned that 'thousands' of people could die.

Source: Daily Mail May 26, 2021 19:01 UTC