Who will be at Theresa May’s side as she delivers on her Plan for Britain? Philip Hammond’s grip on his job appears to be weakening by the day. Challenged on The Times report about sweary conversations with May’s chief of staff, Nick Timothy, Hammond dismissed it as “tittle tattle”. Insiders say that he has never recovered from his “confidant” telling the Sunday Times that No10 was “economic illiterate” after the budget U-turn. Those who worked with Hammond in opposition say that he used to admit…

Source: The Times May 18, 2017 10:52 UTC