Needless to say, this comeback has sparked fury from the many people who felt that they were caring for their families and the wider community precisely by not moving around.

Yesterday’s statement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson defending Cummings – he said his advisor acted “responsibly, legally and with integrity” in travelling the country on lockdown – only added fuel to the flames. It also left a lot of people in confusion as to what is, and isn’t, permitted under the rules of lockdown.

Some even accused Johnson of gaslighting: by making them doubt the exact advice around not visiting loved ones that everyone has worked so hard to adhere to these past 10 weeks.

Here’s how people have been reacting to the saga on Twitter, amid continued calls for Cummings to resign:

This is exactly how angry Twitter is with the “gaslighting” govt response to Dominic Cummings