Coronation Street actor Simon Gregson is under fire after defending Dominic Cummings in a tweet. Mr Cummings has been accused of flouting lockdown restrictions on several occasions, travelling between London and Durham.
He said he did not tell Prime Minister Johnson when he decided to drive his family the 260-mile distance during lockdown. Simon took to Twitter to share his views after Cummings defended his actions at a Downing Street press conference yesterday.
But angry people branded Simon as "thick as Steve McDonald" - the character he plays in the soap - after suggesting in a tweet he supported the under-fire Prime Minster's adviser - saying: "Family first ALWAYS".