After a day of harrowing economic figures that highlighted the enormous cost of living squeeze facing British households, attention was once again drawn to the chaos erupting in Downing Street. Munira Mirza, one of the Prime Minister’s most trusted and longest-serving advisers, quit over his refusal to apologise for false allegations made against the Leader of the Opposition relating to the prosecution of notorious paedophile Jimmy Savile.
This sparked three further resignations of senior No 10 aides as part of a supposed clear-out relating to the ongoing partygate affair. This morning a fifth aide has resigned and respected Tory MP Huw Merriman has joined the chorus of criticism, warning that the PM has to “shape up or ship out”.
