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<\/a><\/p>\nPolice spoke to Dominic Cummings<\/a><\/strong><\/span> about breaching the government\u2019s lockdown rules after he was seen in Durham, 264 miles from his London home, despite having had symptoms of coronavirus, the Guardian can reveal.<\/span><\/p>\n Officers approached Boris Johnson\u2019s key adviser days after he was seen rushing out of Downing Street when the prime minister tested positive for the virus at the end of March, a joint investigation by the Guardian and the Mirror has found. There are now calls for his resignation.<\/span><\/p>\n At the time, the government had instructed people not to travel and to stay at their family homes. Cummings, however, was seen in Durham. A member of the public is understood to have seen him and made a complaint to the police.<\/span><\/p>\n When asked if Cummings had been warned about breaching the lockdown, a spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: \u201cOn Tuesday, March 31, our officers were made aware of reports that an individual had travelled from London to Durham and was present at an address in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOfficers made contact with the owners of that address who confirmed that the individual in question was present and was self-isolating in part of the house.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn line with national policing guidance, officers explained to the family the guidelines around self-isolation and reiterated the appropriate advice around essential travel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Downing Street has previously refused to disclose where Cummings was staying during the lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n The Guardian has also been told Cummings was spotted near the gate of his parents\u2019 home with a young child, believed to be his son, at around 5.45pm on Sunday 5 April, five days after the complaint was made to the police.<\/span><\/p>\n This was just over a week after he began self-isolating with symptoms of the virus<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. It was also less than two hours before the prime minister was admitted to hospital after his <\/strong><\/span><\/a>symptoms worsened<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n