What has happened to collective responsibility in this government?

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One day you have one message and the next day we have a completely defiant tone coming from Bournemouth (Getty)

It really is saying something when the home secretary goes completely off her brief in order to challenge her own government’s policy on the issue of asylum.

What on earth has happened to collective responsibility in this government?

One day you have one message coming from London, and the next day we have a completely defiant tone coming from Bournemouth.