MRS MAY’S

belated act of contrition to Tory MPs for the Election fiasco averted – for now – a Boris Johnson leadership putsch. But in case ‘sorry’ wasn’t enough, after she addressed a tense meeting of the party’s 1922 backbench committee, arch-loyalist John Hayes declared: ‘Anyone who wants to go for Theresa will have to get past me first.’ Given John’s powerfully built frame, Dog can understand why that was sufficient dissuasion.