a recent adviser to theresa may says olly robbins has a knack of winning the confidence of prime ministersm. had the full trust of the prime minister, had the full trust ofjeremy heywood as well, and was able to really sort of on meetings and run meetings in a way that made the process very smooth and very effective, and probably one ofjust a few officials who actually had that level of trust and access, i think. so, what are the instincts of the man shepherding us through this defining moment in british history? a good starting point is the place where his worldview began to take shape. olly robbins embarked on the first steps of what must have looked like a classic journey through the establishment when he studied politics, philosophy and economics here at oxford in the 1990s. but there's a twist. he chose hertford college, which, despite the wooden panelling, has pioneered a much more inclusive admissions policy. an oxford contemporary who later worked with olly robbins in downing street had an inkling he would go far. even at university, it was already clear that this was a guy who was

they are saying jeremy heggie cabinet secretary is behind this, along with ollie robbins, the pm's chief they may well be advising that. it may be the sensible thing to do. but the telegraph being a brexit paper, this isa telegraph being a brexit paper, this is a betrayal. they do say that obviously they have the big war cabinet meeting on monday, say really keying it up. every time i hear the word whenever i try, i see people sliding under the table! the thing is, we are in it for the long haul. it seems to me that these are the small things on the way to our divorce. these other bits, i have mentioned it before, it is like a divorce. you have the house, children, probably children and then house. you have all these things to unpick and then you are talking about who is having the books. what aspect of brexit concerns you? whenever they start talking about things that i think are going to really affect me, let's face it, thatis really affect me, let's face it, that is the only thing i really care about, being able to get to europe quickly and getting through customs without worrying, an