Liam Fox doesn’t have a job – he just doesn’t know it yet, says Nick Clegg

Given the fragile egos of Theresa May’s three Brexiteers — Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis — Mr S suspects it’s for the best that none of them were present at today’s press gallery lunch with Nick Clegg. After accusing David Cameron of engaging ‘in a brutal act of one upmanship’ by quitting as the MP for Witney on the same night as his book launch, Clegg went on to launch an attack on the government — focussing on Liam Fox.

While Clegg refused to comment on what Cameron really made of May, he was happy to share his thoughts on the Secretary for International Trade. The former deputy Prime Minister said he felt pity for Fox. The reason? He doesn’t have a job. While it may seem as though Fox has been given an important brief by May, Clegg claims it is a charade that will end in disaster:

‘I’ll just say a word about Liam Fox though because I do feel sorry for him. I’m