George Eustice, the farming minister who yesterday quit the government so he could support the government’s Brexit plan (no me neither) is a fan of a dramatic sudden exit. I first dealt with him when he was David Cameron’s press secretary, back in May 2007. He had agreed to give an interview to the Western Morning News, where I was London Editor. The Tories needed to win a lot of seats in Devon and Cornwall in the local elections to prove they were on the march to power. Jetset Dave was off to be greeted by grateful voters in far-flung places, so the interview took place in the back of a chauffeur-driven car, heading from Notting Hill to his waiting helicopter.

Source: The Times March 01, 2019 09:03 UTC