Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng
(Picture: Dylan Martinez/PA Wire)Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was a notable absence at Rishi Sunak’s first bout at Prime Minister Questions yesterday. Perhaps he was nursing a sore head? We only ask because we hear he was in St James’s Turf Club the previous night with guests craning their necks to get a glimpse of the former chancellor. There are many sorrows to drown. At least he can look forward to patching up his friendship with Liz Truss. The two were mates for years, but his unceremonious sacking has left a bitter taste. Rumours have been swirling this week that Kwasi could get a gong in Truss’s resignation honours list (the least she could do, really).
But with the former PM fighting to restore her own rep, it’s unlikely she will walk into cronyism allegations. It is doubtful he’ll ever make government again.
