George Osborne has taken a major kicking in the papers this morning. The left-wing press have naturally been twisting the knife, but perhaps the headline that will hurt the Chancellor the most is The Sun appearing to call for him to be sacked. When Vince Cable is being touted as a potential replacement you know things are bad…

Nadine is stirring too:

For the sake of country and Conservative party, most trusted politician in UK, William Hague, needs to become Chancellor. #wonthappen

— Nadine Dorries (@NadineDorriesMP) July 26, 2012

Given who is wielding the knife, this could well result in a shoring up of the Chancellor’s position…