Blue on Blue

 

Temporary PM as Beaker in the Muppets

Well, that's not taken long. Less than 12 hours after becoming PM, Liz Truss has ditched anyone who isn't in tune with her fantasy of a brilliant Britain, including any MP who had the temerity to support Rishi Sunak. Given that she only received 113 votes (31.6%) from the Tory MPs, she effectively fired the starting gun on the Blue on Blue war within the Tory Party.

This was confirmed within hours when she upset Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, the formidable lifeguard wife of Johnny Mercer who was sacked as Veterans Minister within hours of Truss becoming PM. As well as tweeting a picture of Liz Truss as one of the muppets, Cornelius-Mercer also reported her husband's denouement with the PM. The sacking conversation went: 

JM - "Which of your mates gets the job, you promised a meritocracy?"

PM - "I can’t answer that Johnny." 

FC-M 'This system stinks & treats people appallingly' 

Best person I know sacked by an imbecile

Civil servants, quango bosses and other government appointees should expect similar treatment if they fail to observe the fleeting adopted positions of the PM. She has copied the Boris Johnson approach to appointments, keep it close with your chums. Her brave claim to deliver is hardly consistent with her previous form as a minister, as schools, farmers, prisons, trade partners and foreign politicians have all previously discovered. Whether anything will be delivered seems as deluded as her policy assumptions.