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Jack Kessler

Sunak, Johnson and the Forever War

Bickering between neighbours is as old as time, and the inhabitants of Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street are no different. The amity that characterised the Cameron-Osborne partnership was very much the exception, not the rule.

The infamous Blair-Brown relationship (aka the TB-GBs) is frequently cited, but that at least lasted a decade and ended with a (largely) peaceful transfer of power. Lawson resigned from Thatcher’s cabinet, Major sacked Lamont, May wanted to fire Hammond and Javid quit after six months.

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