It was the end of an era on Friday when Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's right-hand man, quit Downing Street.
This comes amid days of speculation that Cummings would be leaving following a dispute over the resignation of his close ally and former member of the Vote Leave campaign Lee Cain.
Conflicting reports suggest that Cummings has quit with immediate effect whereas others say that he and Cain will stay in their jobs until mid-December.
Speculation will continue to grow as to what eventually led to Cummings leaving Downing Street but he has reportedly been temporarily replaced by Lord Lister.
Regardless of this, a bizarre moment occurred on Friday evening when Cummings marched out of the front door of Downing Street carrying a box of his belongings.
Soon enough, Twitter, which oddly stops Cummings from trending because of his surname, was awash with remarks about his departure. 'Dominic Goings' was very popular.
“More like Dominic Goings” https://t.co/7FQw1iDkyd— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@⭐ amy o'connor ⭐) 1605298262
Dominic Cummings: Dominic Goings: https://t.co/dMNUb2Hjby— Jack Davies (@Jack Davies) 1605304740
Nailed it 😎 https://t.co/SmDNhsPz7C— alistair green (@alistair green) 1605289782
The footage also provided some with the opportunity to give Cummings a different soundtrack.
Here's Dominic Cummings leaving to the theme from Trap Door. https://t.co/hba7pm6vOV— Do You Remember This? (@Do You Remember This?) 1605306764
I think John Lewis have really out done themselves with their Christmas ad this year. https://t.co/UeJR02Zg8J— Jay Rayner (@Jay Rayner) 1605292784
Also, what was in the box?
what if Dominic Cummings just chose today to tidy his desk and take a load of the clutter home in a cardboard box?— Jon Stone (@Jon Stone) 1605295842
Source indicates the box Dominic Cummings was holding actually contains Labour’s NEC results— Matt Zarb-Cousin (@Matt Zarb-Cousin) 1605289794
Francois: Dom, can you stop swinging the box around? It’s so hot in here and making me feel sick. Cummings: Keep qu… https://t.co/fTzAB2AWM3— Mrs Nigel Farage (@Mrs Nigel Farage) 1605340206
Of course, there were a few mentions of his infamous trip to Barnard Castle to test his 'eye-sight,' perhaps the biggest scandal of the first UK lockdown of the pandemic.
The only good thing that came from Cummings is the Brewdog Barnard castle eye test beer. https://t.co/6oTfov6tTS— ZombyWoof (@ZombyWoof) 1605310605
Senior No10 official tonight on this photo: "That’s the last time he walks down the road like Kim Kardashian, pree… https://t.co/3pNdCzLPHE— Sebastian Payne (@Sebastian Payne) 1605289077
Every time I read a Barnard Castle joke https://t.co/RCDj4nZVfg— James Greig (@James Greig) 1605288853
ITV newsreader totally nailing Dominic Cummings career: “He was one of the masterminds of the Vote Leave campaign… https://t.co/CSGvenlwLV— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻) 1605292788
Who knows where his next job will be or what form we'll see him in next but we'll always have those Daily Star front covers.
With the political obituaries being written, and lots of fawning about his huge brain, it's worth remembering that… https://t.co/dpTLxZDh5A— Martin Calladine (@Martin Calladine) 1605252980