It seems that today’s Evening Standard editorial claims that Sir Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary, has told Theresa May that she should only advise the Queen to appoint Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt as her successor if she is confident that they can command a majority in the Commons.

It would be quite in keeping with the chaos of the last few years if after all the MP votes and the votes of the Tory party members it was decided nether Johnson or Hunt could become PM after all.