Boris Johnson excluded grouse shooting from Covid rules to 'stop Tories going crackers'

Boris Johnson deliberately excluded grouse shoots from Covid rules because Tory MPs would “go crackers” if he didn’t, Dominic Cummings claimed today.

The ex-top aide said the Prime Minister was personally involved in the decision to exempt the bloodsport from the ‘rule of six’.

Ministers wrote an “outdoor activity” clause in September 2020 which meant people could hunt and shoot in groups of more than six.