Mr Cummings, who was campaign director of the Vote Leave campaign, will leave No 10 by the end of the year when Brexit will be completed. Mr Cummings told the BBC that “rumours of me threatening to resign are invented” after speculation that he would follow Mr Cain out the No 10 door. A Downing Street source made clear Mr Cummings would be “out of Government” by Christmas. It was made clear the top adviser was said to be unhappy with the way his friend and Vote Leave colleague had been treated. However it ran into immediate resistance, with Mr Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds – who has clashed in the past with Mr Cummings – reportedly strongly opposed to the appointment.

Source: The Herald November 13, 2020 07:22 UTC