Mr Sharma dutifully agreed with the brilliance of the plan. At the time, Ms Stratton had just started working for Mr Sunak at the Treasury as director of strategic communications. Publicly, Ms Stratton insisted all was well with her and Ms Symonds. We are all a nest of singing birds.’ Ironically, the remark is said to have annoyed Ms Symonds. After the experience of the past year, it seems increasingly plausible that Ms Stratton will decide she has had enough of political life amid Westminster’s nest of vipers.

Source: The Nation April 25, 2021 00:03 UTC