Boris Johnson told to get a grip on Downing Street before expected reshuffle
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Boris Johnson was urged yesterday to get a grip on his warring Downing Street factions as Conservative unease grew about the influence of Carrie Symonds, his fiancée.
Senior Tory MPs said that there was “bemusement” at the departure of Oliver Lewis, the prime minister’s former adviser on the Union, after he was accused of briefing against Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister.
Dan Rosenfield, Johnson’s new chief of staff, has also received negative briefings, with some inside Downing Street accusing him of cutting out other key aides from meetings.
It has been suggested that the adviser Oliver Lewis was forced out by Carrie Symonds
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The MPs called on Johnson to get a grip on his staff before an expected government reshuffle. “Even cabinet ministers don’t really know what’s going on in there,” one source said. “Until last week we