I don't ifwecangetituponthescreenstraightaway, butshewassayingsoJavidhasgonereshuffleblownup.
Ifthisis a carefullyworkedoutjigsawoffpeopleinparticularpositionsthantolosesomeoneiskeyishimfrom a keypositionclearlymeansthatBorisJohnsonwillhavetotosomeextentgobacktothedrawingboard.
ButthatjobofbeingForestJohnson's nextdoorneighboratnumber 11 wasmeanttobeinnumbertensdesign a pieceofcontinuitythechancellor, sergeantDavid, wasmeanttobestayingon, despitethefactthattherehadbeenunhappinessbetweenthetwoteams, astheresooftenishereinDowningStreet.
Butthisis a reallymajordevelopmenton a bigdifferencetothegovernmentbecause, ofcourse, theChancellorisoneofthekeyappointments, perhapsthemostimportantappointmentthatanyprimeministermakesonatthisearlystageofthemorningonly a coupleofhoursintothereshuffle, ithasalreadytakenanunexpectedturn.
Whathadbeenexpectedtobe a reshuffleofrelativelymoderatescale, nottoomuchdramagoingonhasalreadyturnedintosomethingextremelydifferent.
SoobviouslyLauraandattempttoexert a hugedegreeofcontroldownto, youknow, controloverwhoindividualministersadvisorswouldbe.
Sowherewasthatrequestcomingfrom?
Obviously, yes, fromtheprimeminister.
Butwhowasbehindthat?
Wasn't BorisJohnsonanyoneelsebehindthatrequesttosuch a Javadtofireallofhisadviserswell, withouthavingbeenintheroomandhesoit's alwayshardtotell.
Butofcourse, I thinkthefingerwillpointfairlyornot, butprettydirectlyatDominicCummings, who's theprimeminister's mostsenioradvisor, thatis, I think, anassumptionthat a lotofpeoplewillmake.
Primeministersdecide, Butitis, youknow, quiteonextraordinarythingtoehappenatthisstageof a relativelynewgovernmentnotlongaftertheelectionthatessentiallythenumbertwointermsofthosetoptopjobsthemanwhoisinchargeoftheeconomy, who's whowasmeanttobedelivering a budgetinlessthan a month's time.
HeissomebodywhoiswidelyrespectedinWestminster, Butit's a hugestepupforhimandalsowhatkindofrolesuch a jobwouldplayonthebackbenches, youknow, willhebecome, aspeopleoftendo, a thornintheprimeminister's side?
Laurasayingthatsuch a Javidhasdecidedthatratherthanobeytheordersoftheprimeministertosackhisadvisoryteam, hehasinsteadturneddownwhatisregardedasthesecondmostimportantjobingovernment.