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A 14% return in a little over 65 hours?

A 14% return in a little over 65 hours?

Paddy Power have a market up on whether Gavin Williamson will be out of the cabinet by the end of Sunday, now we should praise Paddy Power for putting up both sides of the markets. I’m advising taking the 1/7 because the bar for being sacked from Boris Johnson has been raised to the point where I suspect only denouncing Brexit or saying Dominic Cummings broke lockdown & quarantine rules on his excursion to Durham will get you sacked. I…

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Esther McVey’s betting problem is why I’m taking the 20/1 on her as next out of the cabinet

Esther McVey’s betting problem is why I’m taking the 20/1 on her as next out of the cabinet

With news of Esther McVey's betting problem you might want to take the 20/1 @LadPolitics are offering on McVey as next out of the cabinet. https://t.co/Dzuo01GnLQ pic.twitter.com/8aXBnOqpC7 — TSE (@TSEofPB) May 27, 2018 There’s a very interesting story in today’s Sunday Times about Esther McVey, the Sunday Times say Esther McVey, the work and pensions secretary, has been accused of breaching the ministerial code after she led a cabinet revolt against gambling reforms weeks after accepting hospitality from a betting firm….

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It is clear someone is leaking to damage Amber Rudd and I think she’s toast

It is clear someone is leaking to damage Amber Rudd and I think she’s toast

BREAKING: Amber Rudd letter to PM reveals 'ambitious but deliverable' removals target https://t.co/pCV3WHqHsd — The Guardian (@guardian) April 29, 2018 Mrs May’s firewall looks like toast after this Guardian revelation In the past few days it is obvious that someone is leaking relentlessly against Amber Rudd to force her out. It might be the fact that I tipped Amber Rudd as next out of the cabinet at 33/1 is colouring my view but I’m not sure she’s going to recover…

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Will Fox return to the cabinet?

Will Fox return to the cabinet?

Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic How long will Cameron keep him on the backbenches? David Blunkett, Peter Mandelson (twice), Michael Heseltine, Anthony Eden, Harold Wilson and Winston Churchill all did it. They are among the few to return to the cabinet after having previously resigned for something other than electoral defeat. After Fox’s departure this week, the question is whether he’ll buck the odds and join the select band. It is not likely to be an easy route. After nearly…

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Who won and who lost from the Fox-hunt?

Who won and who lost from the Fox-hunt?

Wikimedia Commons Where do the week’s events leave the Next Tory Leader market? After the kill, politics moves on quickly. With Fox having resigned, the media interest in what his friend Adam Werritty did, knew, and where the funding for it came from is likely to dwindle rapidly. There may be further revelations this weekend because the media will have invested in the investigation but that should then be that. Even if Gus O’Donnell’s report is made public, the coverage…

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Tonight’s Marf Cartoon…

Tonight’s Marf Cartoon…

If you would like to purchase one of Marf’s prints, please contact her at marfcartoons@btinternet.com (Note from Double Carpet: There will be no NightHawks tonight, but it should return tomorrow with the usual well-stocked range of comments.)