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18 January 2022

Commons Confidential: Will Allegra be next to turn on Boris Johnson?

Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.

By Kevin Maguire

Besieged by vengeful Dominic Cummings launching explosive salvoes against his former co-conspirator, Downing Street is now worried that Allegra Stratton will also assail Boris Johnson. The former spokesperson who tearfully quit after a leaked video showed her laughing during Covid party cover-up rehearsals is thought to be considering numerous offers to tell all. Stratton, whispered a friend, regrets leaving Rishi Sunak to work for the current Prime Minister. Becoming a whistleblower who exposes the truth about Johnson and his court might be a decent option. Et tu, Allegra?

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