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Power Struggle at Downing Street Boosts Hopes of Brexit Deal

Jamie Dettmer

   The departure from Downing Street of two of British Prime Minister
   Boris Johnson's key aides, combined with the projected U.S. election
   outcome, is making it more likely that Britain will conclude a
   post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, some British and EU
   officials suggest.

   Others are not so sure and fear Britain and the EU will fail to strike
   a deal -- a chaotic eventuality that could do lasting damage to the
   British economy.

   For days, Britain's media have been absorbed in the power struggle at
   the heart of the British government, which led to the abrupt departures
   of Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings and communications director
   Lee Cain, a former tabloid journalist.'¯

   Both men are Brexit buccaneers and guided the successful Vote Leave
   campaign during the 2016 referendum on Britain's EU membership. They
   oversaw Johnson's victory in last year's Conservative Party leadership
   contest and were the strategists for his resounding victory in
   December's snap general election.'¯

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