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The PM needs to find a way to neutralise his noisy predecessor-but-one, who is undermining his attempts to reshape the government
Shortly before 7am on Friday, as Rishi Sunak’s plane touched down in the UK, he was upbeat: his trip to the US had been a success, marking another incremental shift towards political order and competence. Precisely nine hours later, the chaos had returned.
Nadine Dorries’ tweet announcing she was standing down as an MP was the first indication of yet more turbulence, with another backbencher, Nigel Adams, resigning, after their former boss and political hero, Boris Johnson, did the same.
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