The UK passed the grim number of 50,000 Covid-19 deaths this week, as Britain entered its critical final phase of trade talks with the EU. One might think this is a terrible time for an overhaul of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior advisory team. But the status quo was becoming unviable.

Dominic Cummings, the awkward disrupter and arch-Brexiter who’s been a pivotal figure in recent British history, is stepping down as Johnson’s senior aide, following Thursday’s resignation of No 10’s communications chief Lee Cain...

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