Inside Politics: Boris Johnson’s comms chief quits in major No 10 bust-up

The prime minister has risked the wrath of Dominic Cummings after deciding Lee Cain would not be getting the chief of staff role, writes Adam Forrest

Lee Cain (EPA)

Hugh Grant has revealed his own experience with coronavirus left him longing for close human contact to reignite his sense of smell. “You want to sniff strangers’ armpits,” the actor said. Boris Johnson is hoping the vaccine will bring us back within armpit-sniffing range of each other in 2021, but is asking for patience until then. Right now the PM has to get rid of a major stink at No 10. The bitter stench comes from Johnson’s director of communications Lee Cain, who has sensationally quit over his failure to land a promotion.

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