Both men were Eurosceptics who had supported the Vote Leave campaign when it might have been politically advantageous not to. Both were the beneficiaries of Boris Johnson’s patronage. Croundas had been honored despite official objections. Sunak had been plucked from obscurity the previous year and became one of the youngest chancellors in history. Until then, Sunak was Britain’s most popular politician and second only to Liz Truss in Conservative Home MP polls, having overseen Leave and Eat
