With potentially first female occupant of ministry, private toilet facilities among issues Whitehall faces with new government
The effort that goes into Britain’s swift and seamless transfer of power is visible in an Edwardian toilet in Whitehall, where the Treasury is preparing for the first female chancellor of the exchequer. With Labour’s Rachel Reeves widely expected to succeed Jeremy Hunt next week, the Treasury facilities department has been discussing the chancellor’s private toilet, with a team of workers in high-vis jackets inspecting the facility.
The FT’s poll tracker gives Labour a 21-point lead over the Conservatives, suggesting it is on track for its first election victory since 2005. It would be the first time Labour have ousted the Tories since Tony Blair’s 1997 victory. Even Rishi Sunak’s entourage have now started talking about the prime minister’s time in Number 10 in the past tense. “I think people will look kindly on his legacy,” said one close aide.
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