I agree with Rayner (wash my mouth out) that Raab and Truss battle over Chevening is dreadful

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It’s not often I agree with class warrior Angela Rayner (and if Starmer does want to win the centre ground he will have to dump her) but watching Dominic Raab and Liz Truss slugging it out over Chevening is an unedifying sight.

To entertain foreign dignitaries, the foreign secretary has traditionally had the use of the 3,000-acre 17th century mansion near Sevenoaks, Kent.

But things have turned tricky since Raab was fired as foreign secretary and replaced by Truss. Not satisfied with his new role as Justice Minister he persuaded Boris to give him the title of Deputy Prime Minister.
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And with that title Raab felt emboldened to demand that he could continue to use 115-room Chevening.

Truss let it be known - i.e. she told a journalist - that Raab was being ‘’ridiculous’’ for ‘’clinging on’’.

I agree. Further I wonder if Raab shouldn’t be spending more time in his constituency of Esher, Surrey, rather than worrying about high office. In 2019, despite the huge Brexit swing, the always-blue constituency almost threw him out.
It’s this kind of frippery - Boris’s expression not mine - that can damage a government long-term. The PM should tell Raab to get back in his box .

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