Johnson’s Night of the Long Knives
The News Hour When Harold Macmillan sacked seven Ministers in 1962 it was called the ‘night of the long knives’. On his first night as Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked eleven, not counting the six who had resigned pre-emptively earlier in the day. His supporters will say a new broom sweeps clean but his critics will have other responses.The new Cabinet is overwhelmingly drawn from the right wing of the Conservative party. Only Nicky Morgan (Culture Secretary) and Amber Rudd […]
