When asked this morning if Angela Rayner would still be deputy prime minister at the end of the year, it is not surprising that Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, was reluctant to give a definite answer.
“We’ve got a process that’s underway with the independent adviser,” Phillipson told LBC. “I’m not going to get into hypotheticals or speculate. I’m sorry to disappoint you. I’m just not going to do it. That process will run its course.”
