Boris Johnson has been told to stop “picking fights” and “demote himself” in response to a reported row with Rishi Sunak over a leaked letter, during which the PM allegedly threatened to relegate his chancellor to the position of health secretary.
With an Opinium poll placing the prime minister’s approval ratings at an all-time low of -16 percentage points, following his inflammatory quip about Margaret Thatcher’s coal mine closures, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey told The Independent: “After the calamity of the past two years, the prime minister should look in the mirror and demote himself before worrying about the rest of them.”
Meanwhile, amid questions of sleaze, lobbying and “cash for access” at the top of the Tory Party, analysis of Electoral Commission data by The Independent reveals that some 25 per cent of donations to the party since Boris Johnson took office have come from just 10 wealthy donors.
The Electoral Reform Society suggested the revelations showed “just how concentrated donor power is in UK politics”.
