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Misery over The Smiths’ reunion flop

Top Tories’ fury at Johnson’s ploy to demand cash for NHS Boris only cares about himself

- BY EUGENE HENDERSON BY BEN GLAZE Deputy Political Editor ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk VOICE OF THE MIRROR: PAGE 10 BY JASON BEATTIE Head of Politics

NO GO Bassist Rourke Position: Foreign Secretary Age: 53 Previous jobs: Vote Leave leader, London Mayor, magazine editor, newspaper columnist Nickname: Bozza, Bojo Views on Brexit: Led the Leave campaign but is still pro-immigratio­n Constituen­cy: Uxbridge and South Ruislip Cabinet allies: Environmen­t Secretary Michael Gove, Internatio­nal Developmen­t Secretary Penny Mordaunt, Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom Leadership ambitions: Desperatel­y wants to be Prime Minister. Sees himself as modern Churchill

Mr Johnson is the Foreign Secretary. I gave the Health Secretary an extra £6bn in the budget

CHANCELLOR PHILIP HAMMOND REBUKES BORIS JOHNSON YESTERDAY Position: Chancellor of the Exchequer Age: 62 Previous jobs: Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary Nickname: Spreadshee­t Phil Views on Brexit: Big Remainer. Thinks quitting EU will cost Britain jobs, growth and tax revenue Constituen­cy: Runnymede Cabinet allies: Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Business Secretary Greg Clark Leadership ambitions: Negligible. Likes the Treasury, is not seeking the top job DON’T be fooled by Boris Johnson.

The Foreign Secretary’s demand for extra cash for the NHS does not spring from a concern for the health service.

When Mayor of London for eight years he barely mentioned the NHS.

Between 2007 and 2015 he wrote more than 300 articles for the Telegraph only one of which focused FROSTY Hammond, May and Johnson this month on health. With Boris everything is about Boris. He does care... deeply, passionate­ly and ruthlessly about furthering the career of Boris Johnson.

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