Snap Analysis: Fallon's Resignation A Supreme Irony For Government's 'Safe Pair Of Hands'

Having served under four different Tory Prime Ministers, Sir Michael Fallon was seen as the ultimate ‘safe pair of hands’ by many in his party.That phrase sounds bitterly ironic now after a shock Cabinet resignation sparked by his own expectation of further allegations of inappropriate touching of women.Only last month, as Theresa May was rocked by her disastrous Tory conference speech and backbench plots against her, Fallon was touted as a possible replacement PM.The 65-year-old vet