Five Guys burgers were delivered to the home of former Chancellor Sajid Javid, just a few hours after he quitting as Boris Johnson‘s Chancellor.
The former Chancellor apparently treated himself to a slap-up takeaway lunch after throwing a spanner in the works of the PM’s post-Brexit reshuffle.
In an apparent power grab from Number 10, Mr Johnson reportedly ordered Mr Javid to sack all of his advisors as a condition of keeping the job, to be replaced by a single team between the PM’s team and Number 11.
The receipt for the upmarket burger restaurant showed three burgers had been delivered to the address, along with sides of fries – both regular and cajun.
Fancy burgers have become a staple in Chancellors’ diets.
George Osborne made headlines in 2013, when he had Byron Burgers delivered to Number 11 while he was working on a Comprehensive Spending Review.
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The Chancellor was replaced by No10-loyal junior Rishi Sunak in a huge Downing Street power grab after he issued the bombshell announcement. It followed furious rows over policy and control with the PM’s top team, including No10 aide Dominic Cummings.
Mr Javid had been set to keep his job – but he quit as Chancellor this lunchtime when Number 10 ordered him to sack his team of aides, a source close to the former minister said.
In a shock move just 27 days before the Budget, Mr Javid announced “no self-respecting minister” could accept the condition being imposed.
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It is thought to be the first time a Chancellor has resigned in protest for 31 years after Nigel Lawson quit under Margaret Thatcher in 1989.
His resignation makes Mr Javid the shortest-serving Chancellor for 50 years – and the last one only left the job because he died.
