Carillion? Nothing to do with regretful and disappointed Dave | John Crace

David Lidington didn’t have much to say about the collapse – other than that it wasn’t his faultDavid Lidington straightened his tie and put on his most grown-up face. Not easy for someone who naturally has the look of a failing children’s party entertainer. The collapse of Carillion was regrettable and disappointing, he said in statement to the Commons. Moments later he described the liquidation as disappointing and regrettable. It was all disappointingly regrettable. Or