Liz Truss brought a nasty shower with her to Downing Street - and then it started raining.
The new Prime Minister’s oratory has never been particularly soaring, but this afternoon’s Downing Street debut - delivered to the few damp MPs who hadn’t abandoned speech during the downpour - somewhat sank.
The PM herself managed to avoid the worst of the weather - it having slowed to a spatter while her motorcade drove round the block to wait it out.