Bonfire of the spads: Special advisers become casualties from war at heart of government
Sajid Javid’s decision to quit today is the culmination of a bitter internal battle for control with Dominic Cummings – that the Chancellor ultimately lost. The camps in No10 and No11 have been in a barely-concealed state of war for months, with increasingly brutal briefing. Today’s ultimatum to Mr Javid to sack his closest team … Read more