Private Eye have been talking about him and Wyatt for months, or even years. What amases me is that Howard appointed him in the first place. If he knew, he was stupid. If he didn't, he should get out more because most of Westminister did.
It's yet another case of the Tories sacking someone genuinely popular and liked by more than just a few people in Central Office. If Michael Heseltine and Michael Portillo had been leaders instead of Major and Duncan Smith, they might not be in the mess they find themselves now.