Is Osborne angling for a job with JP Morgan?

Never let it be said that George Osborne doesn’t understand finance — his own, at least — nor, indeed, the importance of befriending those who dispense life’s glittering prizes.

The former Chancellor, sacked by Theresa May, was in New York this week, where he delivered a speech at a soiree hosted by the queen of Manhattan, Tina Brown. Guests included Goldman Sachs ex- CeO Jon Corzine. excitable friends of Osborne say he is angling for a directorship at JP Morgan Chase, which, helpfully, is headed by his chum Jamie Dimon. Dimon was a willing accomplice in Project Fear and said before the referendum that Brexit would be a ‘terrible deal for the British economy’.

Tony Blair is on JP Morgan’s payroll, earning £2 million-ayear. ‘We’ve had no discussions,’ says a JP Morgan spokesman.