Statecraft

Amber Rudd says it's unclear who is running country and Cabinet being excluded from Brexit policy

Amber Rudd has claimed it is unclear who is running the country following her shock resignation from the government.

The former work and pensions secretary said she did not think the cabinet was having “proper discussions about policy”.

When asked who was running the country, if not the cabinet, she told The Andrew Marr Show: “If I knew that I would have perhaps had further conversations with the prime minister or them.”

Ms Rudd, who announced her resignation from the cabinet on Saturday, said she quit because she had not seen enough evidence of planning for a no-deal Brexit.

She claimed she was shown a “one-page summary” when she asked for evidence of the government’s work in negotiating a deal with the European Union.