May has lost an ally in cabinet and gained a potential Brexit rebel

Had Amber Rudd survived the Windrush scandal, she would almost certainly have been more supportive of Theresa May’s preference for staying close to the EU.In a sign of ongoing government solipsism over Brexit, Westminster’s initial reaction to Amber Rudd’s replacement by Sajid Javid has been to scrutinise what it means for the balance of power among soft and hard Brexiteers around the cabinet table.Another supposedly decisive meeting of the Brexit subcommittee is scheduled for