Oh dear. After a weekend of on-the-record briefings against him, it’s safe to say that Philip Hammond has found himself on the wrong side of the Brexiteers. The Chancellor’s comments at Davos about close alignment and minimum change have led his colleagues to see red – with Nadine Dorries calling for him to be sacked.
Now it seems her wish has been granted – sort of. Mr S can report that Hammond has lost power – or at least the Treasury has. Liz Truss reports that there has been a power cut at No 11.
Power cut at Treasury. #DarkestHourII
— Liz Truss (@trussliz) January 29, 2018
A pathetic fallacy or just pathetic?
Britain’s best politics newsletters
You get two free articles each week when you sign up to The Spectator’s emails.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Comments
Join the debate, free for a month
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first month free.
UNLOCK ACCESS Try a month freeAlready a subscriber? Log in