Boris Johnson’s search for a chief of staff to bring order to 10 Downing Street has proved so difficult that earlier this month civil war erupted in No. 10 after he offered the role to his longstanding director of communications Lee Cain. In the face of a backlash from figures including the Prime Minister’s partner Carrie Symonds and new press spokesperson Allegra Stratton, Cain ended up handing in his resignation — Dominic Cummings followed him out the door — and the search for a chief of staff continued.
Now Johnson has made his pick. Dan Rosenfield is the Prime Minister’s new chief of staff, beginning work in Downing Street next month before officially taking on the role in the new year. A former Treasury civil servant, Rosenfield served as principal private secretary to Chancellors Alistair Darling and George Osborne, from 2007 to 2011.
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