Anarchy in Downing Street: Lee Cain's resignation and the infighting it's exposed

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Boris Johnson’s Downing Street operation's been thrown into turmoil following the dramatic resignation of his communications chief Lee Cain. We speak to our deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil who explains how the departure was forced by an apparent power struggle involving both the new press secretary Allegra Stratton and the Prime Minister's partner Carrie Symonds. He also says Dominic Cummings is facing calls from within the Conservative party for him to quit too. But the resignations couldn't come at a worse time, with Brexit negotiations bearing down on Mr Johnson, and a change in the political landscape following Donald Trump's US election loss.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.