It’s time for Rishi Sunak to let Johnny Mercer go

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Earlier this year, Mercer pledged to end veteran forces homelessness. With days left, it’s up by 14 per cent (PA)

Never does a day go by during this Christmas recess without a member of our Conservative government putting their foot right in it.

First, we had the James Cleverly debacle that continues to rumble on.

Now it’s the turn of armed forces minister and Plymouth MP, Johnny Mercer.