Rishi Sunak departs with a brief nod to his achievements – mostly imagined | John Crace

Rishi Sunak departs with a brief nod to his achievements – mostly imagined | John Crace

As Larry the cat sees off another PM, Sunak suffers the ultimate kick in the teeth as the sun comes out for Starmer

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It ended as it began. With Downing Street under grey leaden skies. Someone’s idea of a cosmic joke. Only this time the rain had eased to a light drizzle rather than a torrential downpour. If you’re a Tory, you take your blessings where you find them on days like these.

First to leave was Jeremy Hunt. The walk of shame from No 11 with his wife and children into the back of a grey people carrier. No more government limos. The change of government can be brutal. No hiding place for the defeated. He managed the odd half-hearted smile towards the press. Nothing remotely convincing.

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