Dominic Cummings’s trip to see the bluebells is a gift from God for sketch writers

What’s not so amusing is that thousands of people have had to leave loved ones to die alone, obediently following rules written by a man who considered them beneath him, writes Tom Peck

Screaming blue murder: his actions have angered a country that’s spent 10 weeks indoor (Getty)

No story I can recall has been as simultaneously hilarious, depressing and enraging as Dominic Cummings’s secret road trip, which presents challenges for those of us whose job it is to focus on the hilarious side of things.

Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser making a secret dart up the A1, in direct contradiction of the lockdown slogans he wrote, not to mention a second day trip to check out some famous bluebells, has plenty of comedic mileage, arguably more than 264 miles in each direction.