Cool Hand Cummings plays for Brexit checkmate

Tory political strategist and chess fan Dominic Cummings was behind the move to shut down parliament, but has he gone too far?

Thousands of protesters gather in London last week to protest against Boris Johnson’s plan for the prorogation of parliament
Demonstrators gather outside the Houses of Parliament in London last week, to protest against plans to suspend parliament for five weeks Pic: Getty

The political dogs certainly have indigestion this weekend as they continue to fight and gnaw over Boris Johnson’s surprise decision to prorogue parliament for five weeks in the middle of the Brexit crisis. It was the perfect play; last week’s trips for Johnson to Berlin and Paris and a sunshine weekend in ...