Johnson Moves to Restore Order After Senior U.K. Aide Quits
- Lee Cain resigns as Downing Street communications director
- PM’s advisers Cummings, Frost and Lewis all stay in their jobs
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to contain a bitter power struggle that caused his senior media adviser to quit and threatened to break apart his tight-knit inner circle.
Lee Cain announced he was standing down as Johnson’s political communications director on Wednesday evening, but by Thursday morning a replacement had already been lined up: the premier’s official spokesman, James Slack.