In his explosive blog post, he turned on his former boss, accusing him of falling "far below the standards of competence and integrity the country deserves". They were damaging claims – denied by the Prime Minister's office.īut Mr Cummings wasn't finished.
The reason, Mr Cummings said, was because Mr Johnson was concerned that the investigation might implicate another adviser, Henry Newman, who was "best friends" with Mr Johnson's partner, Carrie Symonds. Not only did he deny being the "chatty rat", he accused the Prime Minister of plotting to interfere in the inquiry to find the real culprit. Mr Cummings, who left the office in December, then launched a strident defence on his personal blog. However, last week several UK papers quoted sources from Number 10 as saying Mr Johnson believed Mr Cummings was engaged in "systematic leaking".
( AP: Jonathan Brady, pool)Īn investigation was launched to expose the so-called "chatty rat" and its findings have not been released. There was speculation in the British media that Mr Johnson's then chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, may have leaked the story after growing frustrated with the Prime Minister's inaction.ĭominic Cummings denied he was behind leaking against his former boss. In October last year, several UK newspapers reported that the government was on the verge of announcing another lockdown, despite the Prime Minister's declarations that such a measure wouldn't be necessary. To understand what's prompted this sudden rush of leaks, we first need to revisit another major information breach. So, who is leaking against him? And are there more damaging accusations in store? Who is the 'chatty rat'? He's also being accused of "sleaze" by allegedly discussing secret donations to pay for a luxury makeover of his flat in Downing St. However, the drip feed of information leaking from Number 10 Downing Street has become a potentially damaging flood.īoris Johnson is being accused of callousness over the mounting COVID-19 death toll - allegedly saying he'd prefer to see bodies "pile high" while comparing himself to a character from the film Jaws.
Leaks against prime ministers are inevitable, from time to time.
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