What Cummings and Cain Mean for U.K.-EU Talks: Brexit Bulletin

What’s happening? A titanic power struggle in Downing Street has left everyone guessing what it means for a Brexit deal.

The Vote Leave influence in Downing Street looks to be waning only days before U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs to choose whether he wants a trade accord with the European Union. Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain, two of the prime minister’s most senior advisers, are leaving Johnson’s inner circle. Both were advocates of leaving the single market without a deal if it meant making significant concessions to the bloc.