Tories jostle for the top job

Theresa May’s cabinet has become a venting room for ministers positioning themselves for a future leadership contest.

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The safest plan is to "hold May hostage" at No. 10
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Theresa May's cabinet "has become a venting room for ministers... positioning themselves for a future leadership contest", says Tim Shipman in The Sunday Times. Last week saw "the most fractious gathering of May's top team" since she entered No. 10. There were leaked reports of anger at Philip Hammond "and what his colleagues regard as his tin-eared' approach to the election result". Another "serious row" involves open rivalry between David Davis and Boris Johnson.

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Matthew graduated from the University of Durham in 2004; he then gained an MSc, followed by a PhD at the London School of Economics.

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