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Boris Johnson Has Put the Old Brexit Gang Back Together Again

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Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street on July 24.
Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street on July 24. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

The maverick trio who tore up the British political establishment in 2016 and delivered the Brexit vote have now taken over the government and will attempt to complete the task they started.

On day one of being prime minister, Boris Johnson reassembled the Vote Leave band and put Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings in strategic positions from where they can wield great power.