CHANCELLOR ‘IN TEARS’ OVER BREXIT BULLIES
THERESA May had to console Philip Hammond after the Chancellor broke down in tears due to “incessant bullying” from some pro- Brexit Cabinet colleagues.
The 61- year- old was a vigorous campaigner for Britain to remain in the EU in last year’s referendum.
And he is widely suspected of attempting to engineer a so- called ‘ soft’ Brexit.
Pirates
Last week a colleague told the Daily Telegraph that Hammond is deliberately working to “frustrate” Brexit and treating pro- Leave ministers like “pirates who have taken him prisoner”.
But Sunday Sport can reveal that whispered leaks are the least of Mr Hammond’s woes.
Pro- Brexit colleagues are suspected of: ORDERING five tons of manure to be dropped off on the drive to Mr Hammond’s constituency home HAVING a DOZEN anchovy and pineapple pizzas sent to Mr Hammond’s London flat. Hammond famously HATES pineapple on pizzas and is allergic to anchovies SCRAWLING Hammond’s phone number on a lavatory wall in London’s Soho area CREATING a fake profile for Hammond on the gay hookup app Grindr
A friend of the Chancellor said: “Philip is made of pretty stern stuff.
“But this incessant bullying is wearing him down and last week he was in floods of tears after a Cabinet meeting.
“And the Prime Minister had to console him.
“Let’s just say dealing with emotions isn’t the PM’s strong suit and it was all rather embarrassing.”
Although Hammond’s colleagues Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox are the most visible pro- Brexit members of the Cabinet, there is no evidence to suggest any of them are directly involved.
Our source said: “All this backbiting, leaking and bullying in the Cabinet just shows that Theresa May is a dead duck Prime Minister.
“By losing the Conservatives’ majority in the Commons she exposed herself to a leadership challenge.
“This horrible teasing of Philip – just because of his pro- EU stance – is part of a giant pissing contest… with the prize being the keys to No. 10.”