Dominic Cummings, the mastermind of Brexit who openly scorned the British elite, is fighting for his job as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser after claims he flouted the Government’s coronavirus lockdown rules.
Key points:
- Mr Cummings travelled to his parents’ house in north-east England
- Some Conservative Party politicians have demanded that he quit
- The UK has the worst official COVID-19 death toll in Europe
Mr Cummings has made a name for himself by deriding what he sees as the arrogant and inefficient British governing class.
But it was the alleged flouting of the Government’s lockdown rules — which he helped craft — for at least one