 On 24 May, "The Observer" and "Sunday Mirror" alleged that Cummings had made a second trip to Durham during lockdown after returning to, and being photographed in, London.Cummings denied these allegations, and Downing Street said it would not waste time answering such allegations from "campaigning newspapers".Boris Johnson, as part of a televised update on the coronavirus situation on 24 May, defended Cummings and said he had acted "responsibly, legally and with integrity".