Boris Johnson sacrifices Dominic Cummings, his political guru

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Boris Johnson has finally decided to sacrifice Dominic Cummings, his political guru and architect of the Brexit victory.

, following the internal crisis triggered by the departure of his "protégé"

as head of Communications for the British Government.

The pressure of the 'Tories' deputies has led to the final fall of the controversial strategist, although the direct person in charge has ultimately been the girlfriend of the "premier", Carrie Symonds, turned into

.

Symonds blocked Lee Cain's promotion as Chief of Staff and sparked the internal mini-crisis that has left Dominic Cummings at the starting gate and

.

The approach to president-elect Joe Biden has been perhaps the first sign: Johnson plans to take advantage of the changing of the guard to

and try to stop his fall in the polls.

The internal crisis comes at a

, with a week to go before the decision on the future trade agreement with the EU and less than two months to go to the end of the Brexit transition period.

Johnson also faces

, after surpassing the 50,000 death mark this week and reaching 33,470 daily cases, despite the new confinement that faces the boredom of the British.

The

began to take shape precisely because of his drive to Durham, 400 kilometers from London, accompanied by his wife and son,

of Covid-19.

The trip took place on March 27 - the same day that Johnson announced that he had contracted the virus - but it did not become public until May 22, in a joint investigation by

and

.

Dozens of conservative deputies then called for Cummings' resignation for having violated the rules of confinement.

Boris Johnson however tenaciously defended his strategist, claiming that he

and that he acted "responsibly, legally and with integrity."

Cummings himself came out in self-defense days later in Downing Street.

The scandal cost the 'premier' dearly, who began a

, exacerbated by his lurching in the face of the pandemic.

The 26-point lead over Jeremy Corbyn in February was reduced to zero after six months over his successor, Keir Starmer.

The new Labor leader is already five points (42% vs. 37%) ahead in the latest Ipsos MORI poll.

Only 33% of British people are "satisfied" with the work of Boris Johnson, compared to

.

A controversial strategy

Aside from his own scandal, Cummings has been

against Covid for his interference with the scientific advisory council (SAGE), in whose meetings he secretly participated.

Johnson's strategist has also been the instigator of the "culture war" against the BBC and the "civil war" against senior officials, which forced a cascade of resignations all the way to Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill (via the ex-Treasury Secretary Sajid Savid, one of his biggest critics within the Conservative Party).

Cummings, 49, was the

that led to the triumph of Brexit in the EU referendum.

Growing up in the shadow of Michael Gove, he was also the architect of Boris Johnson's landslide victory over Jeremy Corbyn last December with the slogan

("End Brexit").

"The campaign 'Vote Leave' finally leaves the Government!", Were the words with which the conservative deputy

celebrated the announcement of the Cummings march in the coming weeks.

"We are facing an opportunity to 'reset' the way the Government works and put the emphasis on the values ​​that we want to project as a Conservative Party. It is also an opportunity to regain respect, integrity and trust between the number 10 and the Parliament"

"No one is indispensable,"

Jenkin stressed, spoken by dozens of 'Tory' deputies who were anxiously awaiting Cummings' downfall.

"I am not surprised that the exit also occurs in this way. No Prime Minister can allow a single adviser to become the dominant story and control government communications in that way."

INTERNAL WAR AND STRATEGY CHANGE

The announcement of the departure of Cummings is also related to the

with the EU.

Johnson's guru had been one of the biggest advocates of the "no deal" possibility and had a direct line to Brexit negotiator David Frost.

With a

date

on the horizon for a decision, his early departure

swing

.

Another "blind" spot for Cummings has been Boris Johnson's troubled relationship with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

His personal pulse with Scotland's Chief Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been

.

Wales and Northern Ireland also began their breakthrough from the summer and England has since gone alone and behind, when it comes to adopting more restrictive measures.

The need for a

had been speculating for months.

The arrival of former BBC presenter

as the new Government spokesperson was already the first step planned for the new year.

, the Australian strategist who also contributed to Johnson's election as prime minister, could indeed fill Cummings' job, with a mission to introduce

, filing down the last populist edges.

Without an official role, and awaiting the delayed celebration of her wedding,

and will be felt from next week, when Boris Johnson redouble his commitment to climate change in anticipation of his renewed post-pandemic agenda.

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