Dominic Cummings: UK Prime Minister’s chief adviser has left Downing Street – what now? – BBC Newsnight

Dominic Cummings has left Downing Street after internal struggles over his role as Boris Johnson’s chief adviser. Please subscribe HERE

The BBC understands that it will continue to work from home, such as in massive coronavirus tests, until mid-December. It is often said that the prime minister wants to “clean the air and move forward”. Cummings has been at the heart of the No. 10 power struggle, and communications director Lee Cain has also stepped aside. Several Tory lawmakers have welcomed the couple’s departure as an opportunity to give Mr Johnson a fresh start. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Mr Cummings’ move to get out of number 10 was a “disappointment for the group” on Downing Street, saying it had been a “difficult week”. Newsnight political director Nick Watt and Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports. #BBC #Newsnight #BBCNews Newsnight is the BBC’s premier news and current affairs television program – with strong analysis, discussion, exclusivity and dialogue. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight
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