A veteran of Boris Johnson’s political campaigns has resigned as a Downing Street political adviser as tensions rise between former Vote Leave members and ex-City Hall factions around No 10. Cummings has been far more prominent and publicly visible than is usual for a senior adviser to the prime minister. Downing Street denied claims that No 10 was overrun with feuding and tensions and downplayed the significance of Crowley’s resignation from the policy team, saying he was a junior aide. The jostling for position in Downing Street has been ongoing since Johnson entered No 10 in July. Lister was initially briefed to the media as Johnson’s newly appointed chief of staff and is described by some inside Downing Street as one of “the sensibles”.

Source: The Guardian September 30, 2019 17:13 UTC