Business secretary was sent out to defend PM’s attempt to get Owen Paterson off the hook – but then Boris changed his mind
Photograph: David Cliff/NurPhoto/Rex/ShutterstockPhotograph: David Cliff/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstockt was a shit job, but someone had to do it. And it was just Kwasi Kwarteng’s bad luck that he drew the short straw of having to defend the government’s latest sleaze-bath on the morning media round.
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