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Northern Ireland secretary says prime minister unlikely to face leadership challenge as Suella Braverman denies talking about leadership change
Good morning. Boris Johnson is back at the Covid inquiry later this morning and, although yesterday was tough, today is likely to be even more challenging for him. He is expected to face questions on why he ignored calls from scientists for a second lockdown for weeks, why he repeatedly made comments in public suggesting he would be happy to see old people if that was necessary to keep the economy open, and why he allowed Partygate.
But if you think Johnson v Hugo Keith KC will be the best example today of a senior Tory giving implausible answers in response to hostile questioning, you probably weren’t listening to Suella Braverman being interviewed by Nick Robinson on the Today programme right now.
No one’s talking about leadership, or changing leadership.
I think it’s highly unlikely, very unlikely. I’d say vanishingly small.
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