Perhaps it was that power that so threatened Boris' real-life partner Carrie Symonds, who hated Dom's sheer force of personality and his ability to ruffle feathers and control her fiancé.
After all, as a former Tory spin doctor herself, why the heck did Boris need this 'madman' taking the reins?
Especially after the palaver of THAT trip Barnard Castle at the height of the pandemic where Boris expended what little political capital he had left at the time to save Dom's job, at what felt like any cost.
But Dom and Boris divided, as they are now, is a political horror story. Toxic and immature, they seem to be trying to tear each other apart. It's a battle that does neither side any good.