Dacre and Desmond went all in with their praise for May’s manifesto and “social care revolution” last week, only to be made to look like chumps by the u-turn. The Mail and Express generously spare Theresa any front page blushes…

UPDATE: Though the Mail’s Stephen Glover tells Newsnight: “There’s no doubt the original policy was a cock-up and an own goal.”

I think this U-turn shows that May is too reliant on one or two advisers – particularly Nick Timothy, says Stephen Glover #newsnight pic.twitter.com/ZzFe2XWUvy

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) May 22, 2017