The Independent: “Boris Johnson has declined to rebut Dominic Cummings’ explosive claims that he bungled his Covid response, leading to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths. Quizzed one day after the allegations, the prime minister ducked an invitation to reject them as false – instead saying: ‘I make no comment on that.’ Asked if the death toll soared because of his government’s blunders, Mr Johnson replied: ‘No I don’t think so, but of course this has been an incredibly difficult series of decisions, none of which we’ve taken lightly.’ And, asked, if his former chief aide had told ‘the truth’ in his damning evidence given to MPs, he gave the reply: ‘I make no comment on that.’ On Mr Cummings’ statement that he is not a fit person to lead the country, the prime minister urged the media ‘to focus on what really matters to the people of this country.'”