Dominic Cummings
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Dominic Cummings is a British political strategist best known as the chief architect of the Vote Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum and later as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dominic Cummings canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1659645 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dominic Cummings Context triple: [Vote Leave, foundedBy, Dominic Cummings]
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A.
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 and was a leading figure in the Brexit campaign.
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B.
Jonathan Powell
Jonathan Powell is a Welsh musician and composer best known as the long-term partner and husband of singer Charlotte Church.
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C.
Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett is a legendary Australian rules footballer and coach best known for his prolific goal-kicking and long career with the Richmond Football Club in the VFL/AFL.
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D.
Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt is a British Conservative politician who has served in several senior government roles, including as Chancellor of the Exchequer and former Foreign and Health Secretary.
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E.
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is a British politician and former human rights lawyer who leads the Labour Party and serves as the United Kingdom’s Leader of the Opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dominic Cummings Target entity description: Dominic Cummings is a British political strategist best known as the chief architect of the Vote Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum and later as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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A.
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 and was a leading figure in the Brexit campaign.
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B.
Jonathan Powell
Jonathan Powell is a Welsh musician and composer best known as the long-term partner and husband of singer Charlotte Church.
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C.
Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett is a legendary Australian rules footballer and coach best known for his prolific goal-kicking and long career with the Richmond Football Club in the VFL/AFL.
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D.
Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt is a British Conservative politician who has served in several senior government roles, including as Chancellor of the Exchequer and former Foreign and Health Secretary.
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E.
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is a British politician and former human rights lawyer who leads the Labour Party and serves as the United Kingdom’s Leader of the Opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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political adviser ⓘ political strategist ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Michael Gove ⓘ |
| blog | personal blog on politics and policy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1971-11-25 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key architect of the Vote Leave campaign
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senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Exeter College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Boris Johnson
ⓘ
Department for Education ⓘ
surface form:
Department for Education (UK)
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Vote Leave ⓘ |
| endTime | 2016 (for Vote Leave campaign director role) ⓘ |
| familyName | Cummings ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political strategy
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Dominic ⓘ |
| hasChild | 1 son (with Mary Wakefield) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on Brexit strategy
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role as senior adviser to Boris Johnson ⓘ role in Vote Leave campaign ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | Brexit ⓘ |
| name | Dominic Cummings self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | controversy over travel during COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
2016 Brexit referendum campaign
ⓘ
Vote Leave ⓘ
surface form:
Vote Leave campaign
|
| occupation |
campaign director
ⓘ
political adviser ⓘ political strategist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Durham ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Euroscepticism ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party (advisor, not member of Parliament) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Campaign Director of Vote Leave
ⓘ
Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| previousPosition | Special adviser to Michael Gove ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| roleInEvent | campaign director of Vote Leave ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Wakefield ⓘ |
| startTime | 2015 (for Vote Leave campaign director role) ⓘ |
| testifiedBefore | UK Parliament committees on COVID-19 response ⓘ |
| workedOn | 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
2011-2014 (Department for Education)
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2019-07 to 2020-11 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dominic Cummings Description of subject: Dominic Cummings is a British political strategist best known as the chief architect of the Vote Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum and later as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.