John Prescott

It may not go down as his most notable achievement but more than a decade before he masterminded the Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum, Dominic Cummings was focused on matters rather closer to home.

Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to back calls for transport bosses in the North to be given the same powers as their London counterparts, in a bid to deliver £70bn of road and rail improvements and close the yawning divide between Yorkshire's transport infrastructure and the capital.