‘PJ Masks would do a better job than all the Cabinet put together’: Maverick No10 aide Dominic Cummings makes bizarre reference to children’s TV show when quizzed on Boris Johnson’s looming reshuffle
Boris Johnson‘s maverick chief aide today suggested children’s characters the PJ Masks would do a better job than most Cabinet ministers.
In a bizarre encounter with reporters outside his London home, Mr Cummings repeatedly referred to the popular TV show.
As he was challenged over a range of topical issues, the No10 strategist – who has a young son – started off by quoting the catchphrase from the programme.
‘The night time is the right time to fight crime,’ he said. ‘I can’t think of a rhyme.’
In a bizarre encounter with reporters outside his London home, Mr Cummings repeatedly referred to the popular TV show PJ Masks
When the bemused reporter tried a question on whether he had lost his influence in Downing Street, Mr Cummings replied: ‘I think we need PJ Masks on the job. PJ Masks, they’re your guys.’
Asked about the looming Cabinet reshuffle, the former Vote Leave svengali said: ‘PJ Masks would do a greater job than all of them put together.’
The strange episode happened as the government is set to give the go-ahead for the HS2 rail link – which Mr Cummings previously opposed.
There have also been claims that he has been overruled by Mr Johnson over which ministers should be axed in the reshuffle, and whether there should be a wider overhaul of Whitehall.
Mr Cummings has had increasingly tetchy exchanges with reporters who have tried to doorstep him.
Mr Cummings gave a strange response when asked if he had lost influence with Boris Johnson (pictured in Downing Street this month)