Is Boris Johnson unleashing the Huge Beasts to make 5ft 6in Rishi Sunak really feel small? 

Boris Johnson likes to nominate males of stature to the Treasury.

Nevertheless it’s not the scale of their character that appeals to the Prime Minister, however their bodily presence, one observer has claimed.

A senior MP says that the PM is intentionally appointing tall Ministers to harass his image-conscious Chancellor, who stands simply 5ft 6in tall.

In final month’s reshuffle, Mr Johnson appointed 6ft 5in Simon Clarke as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. 

An MP stated the PM appoints tall Ministers to harass Rishi Sunak, who’s 5ft 6in tall. Pictured L-R: James Cartlidge, Lord Agnew, Jesse Norman, Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Stephen Barclay, Claire Coutinho and John Glenn

The 37-year-old Teessider is without doubt one of the tallest MPs within the Commons, and joins a No 11 crew that additionally contains Financial Secretary John Glen, one other MP who towers over 6ft.

Different current Treasury appointees have included Stephen Barclay and Jesse Norman, one other two of the tallest Parliamentarians, though each have now moved on.

The MP stated Mr Johnson – who’s 5ft 10in – is intentionally taking part in on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insecurity’ over his peak and making the Chancellor, who’s often touted as his successor for the Tory management, look shorter in pictures.

The Chancellor has used intelligent visible methods when pictured together with his ministerial crew – most famously his pre-Finances {photograph} on the high of the staircase in Downing Road together with his taller Ministers beneath him, making them seem smaller.

In final month’s reshuffle, Mr Johnson appointed 6ft 5in Simon Clarke as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Pictured L-R: Rishi Sunak, Steve Barclay, Kemi Badenoch, Jesse Norman, John Glen, Theodore Agnew, Claire Coutinho, James Cartledge, Craig Williams and David Rutley

Mr Sunak can also be famous for sporting shortened trouser hems in his £1,300 tailor-made fits, which may make him seem taller.

Allies of Mr Sunak stated he doesn’t have any insecurity over his peak and that photoshoots that make him look taller are masterminded by his advisers.

In the meantime, a Tory MP stated Mr Sunak ought to solely fear concerning the measurement of his tax payments: ‘He cannot maintain saying he’s a low-tax Chancellor and maintain elevating taxes on a regular basis.’

Certainly peak isn’t any bar to management: Mr Johnson’s hero, Winston Churchill, was simply 5ft 5in.