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The Spectator summer party, in pictures | 4 July 2019
While the cat's away, the mice will play. Or, while the two leadership finalists take part in a hustings in Yorkshire and Humber, their supporters will find time to position themselves for jobs, plot and drink some Pol Roger. On Thursday evening, former Tory leadership candidates and cabinet ministers all descended on 22 Old Queen Street for this year's Spectator summer party, kindly sponsored by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The battle for the position of Chancellor was clearly underway in the Spectator office as two of the main contenders, Liz Truss and Matt Hancock, worked the room and charmed their Conservative colleagues.
While Theresa May's Cabinet turned out in force, as Amber Rudd, Penny Mordaunt, David Lidington, Chris Grayling, David Gauke, and Michael Gove all made their way to the Spectator to drink champagne and toast the end of the May administration.
Here are a range of photos from the evening, courtesy of Alan Davidson and Anne Schwarz:
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