How much trouble is Boris Johnson now in? The Prime Minister suffered one of his most tumultuous days in office on Thursday after his longstanding policy chief Munira Mirza resigned over his Jimmy Savile attack on Keir Starmer. This led Downing Street to bring forward changes to Johnson’s top team – announcing the resignations of chief of staff Dan Rosenfield, director of communications Jack Doyle and Martin Reynolds, his principal private secretary (who sent the now notorious BYOB email).
The PM is under pressure to fill these roles – at a time when he has been struggling to attract people to his team
While the departure of four key members of Johnson’s top team has led many to suggest this is the end for the PM, it’s worth pointing out that the exit of three of these figures was actually viewed as something that would calm Tory nerves. When Boris Johnson addressed MPs on Monday night, he told them he would shake up 10 Downing Street after partygate – something MPs have been pushing for.
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