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He was also quite a progressive Justice Secretary, cleaning up after the disaster that was Chris Grayling. He was terrible in the Education department but has seemed very competent everywhere else.

You'll have to explain that one to me: I don't see how making the government more pro-Brexit derails it. Nor why the Home Office should be solidly pro-remain but civil servants in other departments aren't. Don't get me wrong: I know that civil servants can (and do) make life uncomfortable for...

Why would a remainer-dominated civil service seek to remove one of the most pro-remainer cabinet ministers? Surely, if they wanted to derail Brexit, they'd seek to keep Rudd in the Cabinet for as long as possible?