Completely crackers that Boris Johnson is in power, says Cummings

He said that “in any sensible, rational government” he would have not had the power he did.

Dominic Cummings arriving at Portcullis House, central London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

It is “completely crackers” that Boris Johnson has become prime minister, Dominic Cummings has said, adding that during Covid it has been a case of “lions led by donkeys”.

Mr Cummings, whose strategy was key to Boris Johnson winning the 2019 general election, said thousands of people in the country could provide better leadership than the prime minister.