Although George Osborne was passed over for the role of Foreign Secretary in Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle, the MP for Tatton is still keen to show that he can fly the flag for Brexit Britain. It follows that the former Chancellor of the Exchequer is set to be guest of honour at Tina Brown’s Brexit bash in New York this week.
According to Page Six, Osborne will join the top hack — and one time Remain-er — for a dinner which aims to show that the ‘special relationship’ can survive Brexit. With New York journalists perceiving this as Osborne’s attempt to ‘drum up trade with the US in the wake of his country’s shock exit from the European bloc’, Mr S can’t help but wonder if George has run his plans past Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary.
However, although Osborne could no doubt do with some pointers when it comes to talking about Brexit without mentioning Project Fear, Mr S suspects it’s for the best that Johnson sits this one out. Following
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