"Boris Johnson's senior adviser Dominic Cummings is expected to leave his position by the end of the year.
Mr Cummings told the BBC "rumours of me threatening to resign are invented", after speculation this week.
But he added that his "position hasn't changed since my January blog" when he said that he wanted to make himself "largely redundant" by the end of 2020.
And a senior Downing Street source said that Mr Cummings would be "out of government" by Christmas."
Dominic Cummings to leave Downing Street by Christmas - BBC News
Mr Cummings told the BBC "rumours of me threatening to resign are invented", after speculation this week.
But he added that his "position hasn't changed since my January blog" when he said that he wanted to make himself "largely redundant" by the end of 2020.
And a senior Downing Street source said that Mr Cummings would be "out of government" by Christmas."
Dominic Cummings to leave Downing Street by Christmas - BBC News
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