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Portrait of the week

Portrait of the week: Crisis talks and pizza in Andrea Leadsom’s office

20 October 2018

9:00 AM

20 October 2018

9:00 AM

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Brexit was in crisis as the European Council (of heads of state or government) met. Theresa May, the Prime Minister, told the House of Commons that it was time for ‘cool, calm heads to prevail’. These proved in short supply. Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Penny Mordaunt, Chris Grayling, Liz Truss and Geoffrey Cox openly ate pizza in the office of Andrea Leadsom.

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