Theresa May’s bad week just got worse. After two Cabinet Brexiteers – David Davis and Boris Johnson – resigned on Monday, the Prime Minister attempted today to suggest it was business as usual tweeting of a ‘productive Cabinet meeting this morning – looking ahead to a busy week’. However, right on cue, President Trump has arrived on the scene to enter some drama.
Ahead of the US president’s working visit on Friday, Trump has been commenting on the UK political situation which, by the way, is in ‘turmoil’. The part that will particularly concern No 10 is not Trump suggesting his trip to Helsinki to see Putin will be easier than the UK one. Instead, it’s Trump’s comments on the former Foreign Secretary. The president praises Johnson and floats the possibility that he may meet with the Brexiteer on his flying visit:
.@POTUS: “I have NATO, I have the UK, which is in somewhat turmoil and I have Putin.
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