Boris Johnson makes aide Lord Lister ‘Special Envoy for Gulf’

Boris Johnson hands Gulf envoy role to long-term aide Lord Lister as overhaul of No10 machine sees allies of Michael Gove handed top advisory jobs Lord Udny-Lister was unveiled as his new ‘special envoy for the Gulf’ today  The Prime Minister’s ally will focus on strengthening links with the region  Lister was acting chief of … Read more

Boris Johnson’s senior aide in conflict of interest row over Chinese Embassy deal

A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China’s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with China over its £255million deal … Read more

Top Melania aide Stephanie Grisham resigns because of riots on Capitol Hill 

Top Melania aide Stephanie Grisham RESIGNS effectively immediately because of riots on Capitol Hill Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary who became chief of staff for Melania Trump, resigned her position effective immediately  Grisham left because of the mob scene on Capitol Hill, a former administration staffer still close to her told DailyMail.com … Read more

Ministerial aide is sacked after probe into sharing of a letter urging top Tories to stop leaking 

Senior Home Office aide is sacked after ‘stop leaks or else’ letter to top Tories was leaked to gossip site Andrew Lewer was fired as parliamentary private secretary at the Home Office His firing came after a short inquiry into the publication of a leaked letter The letter came from Tory chief whip Mark Spencer … Read more

White House comms director Alyssa Farah QUITS and is first senior Trump aide to tacitly admit defeat

BREAKING NEWS: White House communications director Alyssa Farah QUITS and becomes first senior Donald Trump aide to tacitly admit defeat – as he keeps up barrage of claims that election was ‘rigged’ White House communications director Alyssa Farah is resigning from her post Move is seen as a tactic admission the President Donald Trump is not … Read more

London Mayor’s political aide revealed to be working from home… 5,000 miles away in San Francisco

Fury as London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £120,000-a-year political aide is revealed to be working from home… 5,000 miles away in San Francisco Jack Stenner is Sadiq Khan’s Mayoral Director for Political and Public Affairs The 33-year-old has left London to work from home in San Francisco, CA Critics say he cannot work as effectively 8,000km away and … Read more

Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings to leave role by Christmas

There were renewed doubts over Boris Johnson’s future in No10 today as he bid to ‘reset’ his government after Dominic Cummings signalled he will quit – having apparently lost an extraordinary power struggle with Carrie Symonds.  The maverick chief aide is set to leave Downing Street by Christmas after a brutal reckoning that saw his closest ally Lee Cain … Read more

Tory aide ‘frogmarched’ out of Downing Street wins ‘five figure payout’ 

Tory aide ‘frogmarched’ out of Downing Street after being fired by Dominic Cummings amid Brexit leaks frenzy settles employment case with ‘five figure payout’ Ex-Treasury aide Sonia Khan has settled employment claim with ‘five figure’ sum  Ms Khan was frogmarched from No10 after being fired by Dominic Cummings She had been accused of still being … Read more

Boris Johnson aide Lee Cain QUITS amid Downing Street power struggle

Boris Johnson’s director of communications Lee Cain last night dramatically announced he is quitting amid a blazing power struggle inside Number 10.    The longstanding Johnson aide and Dominic Cummings loyalist was only hours before being touted for promotion to the role of Prime Minister’s chief of staff.  In his resignation statement, Mr Cain confirmed he had … Read more

Boris Johnson key aide Lee Cain announces he is QUTTING

Boris Johnson key aide Lee Cain announces he is QUTTING Downing Street after claims PM’s fiancee Carrie Symonds was trying to block him from becoming new Number 10 chief of staff By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 21:25 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 21:25 GMT, 11 November 2020 Boris Johnson’s top aide Lee Cain … Read more