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Nigel Farage has insisted that the departure of Boris Johnson’s top adviser from Downing Street means a “Brexit selloff” is looming.
Brexit Party leader Mr Farage said he had never liked the outgoing senior adviser to British Prime Minister Dominic Cummings, but admitted he was concerned about the consequences of his departure.
Cummings left No. 10 with a box Friday night when he stepped down as Johnson’s right-hand man, though he will continue to work for Boris Johnson until mid-December.
Mr Farage tweeted: “It is well documented that I never liked Dominic Cummings, but he has supported Brexit.
“Seeing him come out of Number 10 with a cardboard box tells me that the Brexit sale is near.”
It is well documented that I have never liked Dominic Cummings, but he has backed Brexit.
Seeing him walk out of Number 10 with a cardboard box tells me that the Brexit sale is near. pic.twitter.com/Ysli7ZLCLY
– Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage)
November 13, 2020
The comments came after Downing Street insisted that Cummings’ departure would not affect the Brexit talks.
Cummings’ dramatic departure from Number 10 comes at a crucial moment in the post-Brexit talks between the UK and Brussels.
British Prime Minister James Slack’s official spokesman insisted that suggestions that London might commit to key principles following Cummings’ decision to leave were “simply untrue.”
Cummings was widely seen as the mastermind behind the victorious Vote Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum.
Talks on a free trade agreement between the UK and the EU have continued this week in London and are due to take a “break” over the weekend before resuming next week in Brussels.
London and the EU are trying to finalize a post-Brexit trade deal after the current transition period ends on December 31.
It is understood that Mr. Cummings will continue to work until mid-December, although reports suggest that he will be working from home.
Speculation has surrounded the future of UK chief Brexit negotiator Lord David Frost, but he has remained in his role as the talks rise to a higher level. – PA
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