PM's Treasury power grab doomed to fail, warn former insiders
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#4ZC7D)
Ex-Labour government aides say No 10 too small to battle all-powerful ministry for long
"Analysis: Treasury will bide its time
The attempt by Boris Johnson to emasculate the Treasury and seize control of economic policy is doomed to failure, people close to the former prime minister Gordon Brown have said.
Brown, who served as chancellor for a decade between 1997 and 2007 before a three-year stint at 10 Downing Street, is convinced the size and range of the Treasury will stifle the turf-war plans of Johnson and his chief adviser, Dominic Cummings.
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