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Watch: Theresa May’s Leader of the Commons isn’t sure she’ll last the week

After a successful and well-received conference speech, you would think the Prime Minister would at least get a week or two to bask in her cabinet’s support. Alas, not so. Andrea Leadsom, the PM’s Leader of the Commons was on Peston last night, and had a damning lack of confidence in her boss.

Asked by Peston ‘Would you back her leading the party into the next election?’ Leadsom responded:

‘I just think politics is a short term game, a week changes a lot, I think she’s had a fantastic day today.’

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

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