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Another aide has reportedly left Number 10, taking the total number of departures in less than 24 hours to five.
Number 10 Policy Unit member Elena Narozanski is the latest aide to leave Boris Johnson‘s Downing Street operation amid the continuing fallout from the partygate allegations, Conservative Home reports.
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Her departure comes after Number 10 revealed Dan Rosenfield, the prime minister’s chief of staff, and Martin Reynolds, Mr Johnson’s principal private secretary, are leaving their roles.
Two other key advisers to Mr Johnson – press chief Jack Doyle and policy chief Munira Mirza – have also resigned.
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Speaking to Sky News before Ms Narozanski’s resignation was revealed, energy minister Greg Hands claimed the departures were evidence of the PM “taking charge”.
Asked what is going in Downing Street, he said: “Resignations have been made, resignations have been accepted.
“The prime minister was absolutely clear on Monday that there would be changes at the top of No 10 and that is what he has delivered.
“The Sue Gray report update said that there were failings at the top of the operation.
“This is the prime minister taking charge.”
Mr Hands said the departure of Ms Mirza was different from the other three resignations.
In her resignation letter, she criticised PM’s “scurrilous” use of a discredited claim against Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer that he failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile when he was director of public prosecutions.
“The resignation of Munira Mirza is a little bit different. She made clear her reasons for…
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