Tory party drops strategist behind Boris Johnson’s 2019 election sweep

Senior Tories aghast at removal of Isaac Levido in apparent deal with Liz Truss's chief of staff Mark Fullbrook

Isaac Levido, the political strategist who ran Boris Johnson's successful election campaign in 2019, has been dropped from his role at Conservative headquarters, party insiders have confirmed.

The Tory aide, who was a protege of the controversial Australian strategist Lynton Crosby, is understood to have lost his contract, prompting incredulity from Tories who are already reeling after a turbulent few days for the party at their Birmingham conference.