The deputy prime minister has gone, but the way he left has further worsened tensions between government and Whitehall
If there is one impression that Rishi Sunak wants to convey about his premiership, after the chaotic Boris Johnson years and the wild 49 days of Liz Truss, it is one of calm competence.
So it was that the prime minister took a full day to study the report into bullying allegations against his deputy, written by Adam Tolley KC, before picking up the phone to Dominic Raab early on Friday morning.
