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  • we're hearing there from what is effectively the outgoing chancellor of the exchequer.

  • Such a job.

  • This is a developing story, a major story.

  • This was not expected.

  • It's a bolt from the blue.

  • We knew there were tensions during the election campaign back in December between the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

  • Normally in previous governments, not just conservative ones, very powerful.

  • But it has come out of the blue, and we understand that what happened is that Boris Johnson asserted the control he wants on this new team on Dhe.

  • He wanted actually, too, get a commitment from such a job.

  • It his chancellor to sack all hiss spats as we call them here.

  • Special advisers, such a judge was not willing to do that.

  • You'll remember that a few months ago, one of the closest special advisors off the chancellor such a job it without him knowing, was sacked by effectively this CEO within the government team, Dominic Cummings, this soon your special advisor, if you will on Dhe, was accompanied by armed God taken her badge taken away out off Downing Street, which angered such a job at the time.

  • So we already know who is replacing such a job?

  • It's such a job.

  • It who, by the way, was weeks from actually delivering his first budget.

  • Let's remember, there's the slight issue of Brexit, so all the more important.

  • So we know it's Richie soon knock.

  • He's a relative newcomer.

  • Only months ago, he was a junior minister on Dhe.

  • He was currently the chief secretary to the treasury.

  • He had been up for a promotion that this is really an extraordinary promotion.

  • He's just got Benedict Have you're in London.

  • Thanks for joining us.

  • Moving on now on Russia.

we're hearing there from what is effectively the outgoing chancellor of the exchequer.

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