'This is not so much the end of the beginning as the beginning of the end.' After the resignation of four No 10 aides, former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind tells Newsnight the prime minister has 'become toxic even to his allies'
Rishi Sunak is a politician who likes to stick to the script - and choose his words carefully.
So his decision on Thursday to very publicly distance himself from Johnson made many in Westminster sit up and take notice. The prime minister said earlier this week that Sir Keir had failed to prosecute Jimmy Saville - despite the Labour leader not being involved in that decision. You can read aAsked about the PM’s controversial comments, the chancellor replied: “I wouldn’t have said that.”
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