Although staffers in No 10 have been busy this week celebrating Theresa May making it to Christmas, the Prime Minister had to first make it through an appearance in front of the Liaison Committee this afternoon. Summoned to give evidence on everything from Brexit and the intricacies of alignment to the now defunct social mobility commission and sexual harassment, May found herself in a very different position to the one she was in when she last appeared before the committee a year ago.
With no Conservative majority and a divided party behind her, May was reminded of her problems by the very presence of the new chair of the committee Sarah Wollaston. The Conservative backbencher was one of the 11 Tory MPs to rebel last week and cause a government defeat on Dominic Grieve’s meaningful vote amendment. Despite this, Wollaston could not be described as the most hostile member of the committee when it came to questioning May.
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