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No10 fears Cummings is readying a fresh assault on Johnson over Covid deaths Allies of the Prime Minister levelled the damning charge that those loyal to the ex-aide had been behind ‘nasty and sexist briefings’ against Carrie Symonds Johnson fears his ex-aide will release comments he made about pandemic No10 furiously denies that Mr Johnson made the graphic remark – in which he is said to have ruled out any more ‘f****** lockdowns’, regardless of deaths

Back in June 2019 – when it became clear Boris was sailing to victory in the Tory leadership election, but there were serious divisions between his official campaign and allies of his partner Carrie Symonds – I wrote: ‘There cannot be two competing Boris campaigns. There cannot be two competing Boris Downing Streets.  And there cannot be two competing Boris administrations. At the moment there is Team Boris and there is Team Carrie. The next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is going ...

Boris Johnsons defence on sleaze is busted, says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Boris Johnsons "defence is busted" as he attacks the Prime Minister over "sleaze, sleaze, sleaze".  The Labour leader, who is on the campaign trail ahead of May 6 elections, said that there was a "deep sense now that it is one rule for them and another for everyone else." The documents published yesterday showed that David Cameron has been "texting anybody who will reply to him.. but its not just David C...

Your 5am headlines from The Telegraphs news team 23 April 2021 • 5:00am Welcome to your early-morning news briefing from The Telegraph - a round-up of the top stories we are covering on Friday. To receive twice-daily briefings by email, sign up to our Front Page newsletter for free. 1. Dominic Cummings accused of being ‘Chatty Rat’ leaker Dominic Cummings was on Thursday night named by Downing Street sources as the person suspected of leaking text messages sent by the Prime Minister. The...

Sorting through the shrapnel: what Dominic Cummings’ grenade-ridden riposte means In an explosive blog post, PMs former adviser denied leaking – and then returned fire. Here, we examine the claims in the briefing war 23 April 2021 • 9:37pm Dominic Cummings said it was sad to see the PM and his office fall so far below the standards of competence and integrity the country deserves Credit: Hollie Adams /Bloomberg In a blog posted on Friday evening, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s form...

Politics latest news: Boris knows I am not the chatty rat leaker, Dominic Cummings claims Tony Diver , Cat Neilan © Getty Images Europe/HOLLIE ADAMS Dominic Cummings has published an extraordinary attack on the Prime Minister on his blog -  Getty Images Europe/HOLLIE ADAMS Dominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson knew he was not involved in leaking lockdown plans from Downing Street, and accused him of trying to stop an official inquiry into the matter to protect his fianc...

Politics latest news: Boris Johnsons Dyson texts to be published today, amid row over Cummings role in leaks Cat Neilan Boris Johnson has said his communications with billionaire Sir James Dyson will be published "today", as Number 10 sources blamed Dominic Cummings for the leaks.  The Prime Minister, who had told Ian Blackford that he would publish "all the details" on Wednesday, did not comment on allegations that his former adviser was in the frame for having briefed journ...

Perhaps it was that power that so threatened Boris real-life partner Carrie Symonds, who hated Doms sheer force of personality and his ability to ruffle feathers and control her fiancé. After all, as a former Tory spin doctor herself, why the heck did Boris need this madman taking the reins? Especially after the palaver of THAT trip Barnard Castle at the height of the pandemic where Boris expended what little political capital he had left at the time to save Doms job, at what felt like any cos...

Downing Street source blamed Dominic Cummings for the leaking of PMs texts Government has launched internal inquiry into how the Dyson messages leaked No10 source pointed the finger at Mr Cummings who quit government last year Tory MPs fear that a briefing war could result in mutually assured destruction  They also warned Mr Johnson has got a lot more to lose than his former aide 

Politics latest news: Cummings allies hit back at No 10 war, saying the rebel always wins Cat Neilan Allies of Dominic Cummings have hit back at Number 10 for launching open warfare against the ex-adviser, warning Boris Johnson "the rebel always wins". The Prime Ministers former right-hand man was last night named by Downing Street sources as the person suspected of leaking text messages, with sources telling the Telegraph they believed he was "bitter" about the Governments succ...