Quote Originally Posted by jackal2 View Post
Boris really should have realised before getting rid of Dominic Cummings that the guy who played as big a role as anybody in getting him into No.10 was likely to be equally effective in getting him out. The most likeable of guys he is not, but Cummings is definitely someone you want on the inside of the tent p*ssing out, rather than outside the tent p*ssing in.
True. Cummings is a nasty piece of work, but he's clever and effective. Boris should have quietly but handsomely paid him off and kept him on side after the Barnard Castle fiasco. Instead, he's found out that 'Hell hath no fury like a Cummings scorned'.