By Tom Pyman For MailonlinePublished: 14:27 EDT, 7 August 2021 | Updated: 02:34 EDT, 8 August 2021Boris Johnson is considering demoting Rishi Sunak, after the Chancellor called for the easing of travel restrictions before relaxations are announced next week, reports suggest. Maybe it's time we looked at Rishi as the next secretary of state for health. Mr Johnson was frustrated after only learning of details of the letter via the press, after officials failed to bring it to his attention, sparking a hunt for the leaker. The newspaper reported that Mr Johnson is not expected to carry out his threat and noted the Prime Minister's reputation for off-the-cuff remarks made 'half in jest'. That could put him on collision course with a Prime Minister who has promised there can be no return to austerity.

Source: The Nation August 07, 2021 22:07 UTC