No 10’s Jewish chief of staff Dan Rosenfield resigned on Thursday as anger over the partygate row continues to engulf Boris Johnson’s leadership.  

Mr Rosenfield, a former Treasury official who has also served as chair of World Jewish Relief, was one of five senior aides to resign over a 24-hour period this week. 

Born in Manchester, the son of a dentist, he attended Manchester Grammar School, before studying European studies at University College London. A longstanding member of Alyth Synagogue, he was raised in RSY and also spent a year on a kibbutz in Israel.  

The Times reported in December he was among senior officials to attend a lockdown Christmas quiz in December 2020, though Downing Street denied the allegation.

A No 10 spokeswoman told the JC on Friday: “Dan Rosenfield offered his resignation to the prime minister earlier [Thursday], which has been accepted.”

 She added that Boris Johnson’s principal private secretary had also announced his intention to stand down and that the PM “thanked them both for their significant contribution to government and No 10, including work on the pandemic response and economic recovery.”

“They will continue in their roles while successors are appointed, and recruitment for both posts is underway,” she said.