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How Dominic Cummings took control in Boris Johnson's first days as prime minister
– details from Cummings' first meeting with special advisers last night
– his first conversations with cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
– details from Cummings' first meeting with special advisers last night
– his first conversations with cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
At 6pm last night Dom Cummings called every SpAd to No10
– one aide asked if they'd all be reporting to him. The answer was pretty clear
– Cummings said that while ministers are fine as managers, it is SpAds who should be the driving force behind govt
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
– one aide asked if they'd all be reporting to him. The answer was pretty clear
– Cummings said that while ministers are fine as managers, it is SpAds who should be the driving force behind govt
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
Another SpAd asked Cummings if Johnson was preparing for an election before October 31
– Cummings responded by emphatically ruling out calling an election before Brexit
– some felt he left the door open to being forced into an election by Parliament
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
– Cummings responded by emphatically ruling out calling an election before Brexit
– some felt he left the door open to being forced into an election by Parliament
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
Cummings told aides in No10 that the litmus test for every departmental policy idea should be: “Does it help deliver Brexit?”
SpAds clearly have to sign up to that date too, do or die. It was “a bit of a loyalty test”
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
SpAds clearly have to sign up to that date too, do or die. It was “a bit of a loyalty test”
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
One aide translates Cummings' message to SpAds last night on how their jobs will be changing from the May era:
“We can’t wank around on three times the average wage spending all afternoon in the Red Lion"
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
“We can’t wank around on three times the average wage spending all afternoon in the Red Lion"
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
💥 A key development in the first days of PM Johnson has been the talks between Dom Cummings and Mark Sedwill
– They have got on "surprisingly well" according to those in their first meetings
– Sedwill now "wants to get on board" with Brexit by Oct 31
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
– They have got on "surprisingly well" according to those in their first meetings
– Sedwill now "wants to get on board" with Brexit by Oct 31
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
Cummings/Sedwill honeymoon after cabinet secretary came round to no-deal
Departmental aide: “We now have the most ruthless cabinet secretary and the most ruthless chief of staff we’ve had in years. If they can work together, everyone else is fucked.”
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
Departmental aide: “We now have the most ruthless cabinet secretary and the most ruthless chief of staff we’ve had in years. If they can work together, everyone else is fucked.”
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
Cummings/Johnson SpAd centralisation has reminded aides of a joke David Cameron used to tell them
“How’s the boss getting on?” he would ask
SpAd would reply with an update on their minister’s work, before Cameron interrupted: “Remember, I’m the boss"
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
“How’s the boss getting on?” he would ask
SpAd would reply with an update on their minister’s work, before Cameron interrupted: “Remember, I’m the boss"
buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/ho…
More good detail from @katyballs on Cummings' first SpAd meeting:
– she also hears No10 won't call an election but one could be forced upon them
– but even an election may not stop no deal
– no days off until Brexit
blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/07/the-vi…
– she also hears No10 won't call an election but one could be forced upon them
– but even an election may not stop no deal
– no days off until Brexit
blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/07/the-vi…
