Fraser Nelson Fraser Nelson

The resignation letter blunder

We ran a Steerpike blog entitled “the resignation letter blunder” about how Theresa May put Priti Patel’s name underneath her signature. In fact, the blunder was ours. No10 was following protocol, where it’s normal to put the recipient’s name under the Prime Minister’s signature in such letters. We – and I – ought to have known better.

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