UK correspondent Hugo Gye looks at the sacking of Dominic Cummings after an uprising from Conservative MPs and aides upset with his increasing influence.
The PM's finance Carrie Symonds is seen as a key figure in helping to force Cummings out, and she's increasingly seen as a political force in her own right.
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