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Asked whether he every worried that the Chancellor might be after his job, Boris Johnson replied “absolutely not”.

✍️That the Prime Minister even needed to say it speaks volumes about the febrile atmosphere inside Downing St, writes @CamillaTominey

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With the PM still feeling the pressure over “partygate”, and Rishi Sunak tipped as his most likely successor, the row over the delay to a multi-billion pound programme to clear NHS waiting lists shines the spotlight on historic tensions between No 10 and No 11

📈The National Recovery Plan for the NHS has been the subject of detailed discussions over the last week involving No 10, the Treasury, the Department of Health and the NHS

Health officials were expecting it to be announced by Mr Johnson and Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary

💰However, on Monday it emerged that the Treasury had refused to sign off the plans amid concerns over value for money

On Monday, an ally of the Chancellor said the Treasury “hadn’t blocked anything” and simply wanted to ensure “good value for the taxpayer”

The episode highlights Mr Sunak’s growing influence on government policy in the wake of a dramatic “reset” of Mr Johnson’s administration, writes @CamillaTominey

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🗣️Some in Tory circles are now even talking of a Blair and Brown-style pact having been agreed by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor - not only to quell backbench unrest but also ensure Mr Johnson’s survival, in the short term at least

"The Prime Minister has got himself into a panic that the Chancellor might walk so Downing Street no longer has the control - the Treasury does" said one Tory source

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