The Trade Remedies Authority

Some in number ten feel he was looking for a pretext to resign, having 24 hours previously said to the prime minister he wanted to carry on until at least christmas. He wrote that you were put in an impossible position regarding my seeking youradvi on potential future decisions relating to the trade remedies authority. That's the clue that it's to do about tariffs on imports of chinese steel. Then the p m goes on, my intention was to seek your advice on the national interest in protecting a crucial industry. And then thre's a later bit in the letter where he sort of hints that maybe lord guit was finding the pressure of the job a little bit too much. Lina