Will Dominic Cummings Survive U.K. Lockdown Scandal? It Could All Backfire
- Oxford graduate is PM’s most influential adviser, a maverick
- Aide masterminded Brexit vote and Johnson’s election win
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In standing by Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson has tied his immediate future even closer to a maverick and one of the most divisive figures in British politics.
The prime minister’s key aide is mired in a spiraling scandal where he’s accused of breaking the country’s lockdown rules, the same ones he helped craft. Everywhere in the country and on social media he is all Britons are talking about, drawing indignation and rage.