The Telegraph has released a report confirming that Philip Hammond will resign three hours before Boris Johnson is expected to become Prime Minister in a clear sign of how much trouble he intends to cause from the backbenches:
The Chancellor announced live on television yesterday that he will hand his resignation to Theresa May on Wednesday afternoon if, as expected, Mr Johnson is confirmed as Tory leader tomorrow.
He will be followed by other ministers including David Gauke and Rory Stewart who have said they could not serve in a Johnson Cabinet, and will join Mr Hammond in plotting against Mr Johnson from the minute he enters Number 10.
Several Tory MPs, including the former attorney general Dominic Grieve, are understood to be considering...