'Barnard Castle is the new Pizza Express, Woking': Twitter pokes fun at Dominic Cummings' explanation of his lockdown trip to Durham

Dominic Cummings faced fury over his decision to drive 260 miles to Durham
He today refused to apologise for the trip and claimed he acted 'reasonably'
Britons have been picking apart his explanations with memes on social media

Dominic Cummings has become the subject of thousands of memes as sceptical Britons poke fun at his explanation for his lockdown trip to Durham.

Mr Cummings today refused to apologise for driving 260 miles amid coronavirus restrictions, and claimed he had always behaved 'reasonably and legally' after sparking widespread fury.

The Prime Minister's top aide said his decision to travel to the city to stay in a cottage on his parents' land was the result of a 'very complicated, tricky situation', and he 'doesn't regret' what he did.

He is now facing accusations of 'double standards' - with doubting Britons picking apart the advisor's story on Twitter and many sharing memes following his earlier press briefing.

Some Twitter users joked Barnard Castle is 'the new Pizza Express, Woking' - referring to Prince Andrew's car crash interview last year about his involvement with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Dominic Cummings said his decision to travel to the city to stay in a cottage on his parents' land was the result of a 'very complicated, tricky situation'

Mr Cummings confirmed that he had travelled to the town of Barnard Castle to 'check his eyesight' while driving on April 12 after the end of his period in self-isolation with coronavirus. This Twitter user edited the town's sign to reflect a chart of letters at an opticians

Some Twitter users joked Barnard Castle is the new Pizza Express, Woking - referring to Prince Andrew's car crash interview about his involvement with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Twitter user Conor superimposed Mr Cumming's face onto a panellist on the BBC One show Would I Lie To You?

One Twitter user posted a clip of the character Simon from comedy show The Inbetweeners saying: 'I dunno, I think that's a bit dodgy, mate' with the hashtag #dominiccummings

One Twitter user implied Mr Cummings had been digging himself a hole during the press conference

One Twitter user shared a clip of Simon from The Inbetweeners saying: 'I dunno, I think that's a bit dodgy, mate,' with the hashtag #dominiccummings.

And one, from Wales, implied that Mr Cummings had been 'digging a hole' during the public statement - by sharing a snap of a man doing just that.

Meanwhile on Facebook, Wayne Boyle shared a meme featuring Dominic Cummings performing a spoof of The Proclaimer's hit 500 Miles, replacing the lyrics with 'I Would Drive 200 Miles...'.