Grant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes Home Office reins
Liz Truss has handed a prime seat at her Cabinet table to renowned strategist Grant Shapps after the departure of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.
It may be a calculated move by the embattled Prime Minister to get a Tory big beast on her side and one who is seen as a sharp-elbowed plotter who could otherwise help bring about her removal from No 10.
After a short lived Tory leadership bid of his own, Mr Shapps became a major backer of Ms Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the contest over the summer. The former transport secretary is said to have recorded Tory colleagues’ doubts about Ms Truss in a running spreadsheet, wielded on a pricey foldable smartphone.
To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. He also caused a headache for Ms Truss when he joined a revolt a...