Cummings being blamed for leaking of Johnson texts
Updated / Friday, 23 Apr 2021
10:12
Reports said Downing Street sources are pointing the finger for leaks at Dominic Cummings, who quit as Boris Johnson s senior adviser last year
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson s former aide Dominic Cummings has been blamed for the leaking of the prime minister s text messages.
An internal inquiry has been opened into how messages between Mr Johnson and billionaire James Dyson were leaked to journalists.
But reports said Downing Street sources are pointing the finger at Mr Cummings, who quit as the prime minister s senior adviser last year following a behind the scenes power struggle in Number 10.
BORIS Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has been blamed for the leaking of the Prime Minister’s text messages. An internal inquiry has been launched into how messages between the Prime Minister and billionaire Sir James Dyson were leaked to journalists. But reports said Downing Street sources are pointing the finger at Cummings, who quit as the Prime Minister’s senior adviser last year following a behind the scenes power struggle in No 10. The Times, Daily Telegraph and Sun all reported comments from an insider naming Cummings. “Dominic is engaged in systematic leaking,” a source told The Times. “We are disappointed about that.
Downing Street has insisted it will not comment on “speculation” following reports that Boris Johnson’s former aide, Dominic Cummings, is being blamed for leaking the Prime Minister’s text messages.
An internal inquiry has been launched into how messages between the Prime Minister and billionaire Sir James Dyson were leaked to journalists, amid an ongoing row over lobbying in Whitehall.
Reports said Downing Street sources are pointing the finger at Mr Cummings, who quit as the Prime Minister’s senior adviser last year following a behind-the-scenes power struggle in No 10.
Repeatedly quizzed about the reports during a Westminster briefing, a No 10 spokesman told reporters: “We have instructed the Cabinet Office to look into the Dyson leak.
Downing Street source blamed Dominic Cummings for the leaking of PM s texts
Government has launched internal inquiry into how the Dyson messages leaked
No10 source pointed the finger at Mr Cummings who quit government last year
Tory MPs fear that a briefing war could result in mutually assured destruction
They also warned Mr Johnson has got a lot more to lose than his former aide