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Most of the comments aimed at Shaboozey amounted to mocking his name.

Because of the scheme's proximity to the election, they claimed it amounted to election interference.

In some districts, it amounted to highly sought-after schools devoted to high achievers.

On Friday morning, the prime minister and the health secretary spoke about it face-to-face, a conversation, one source told me, amounted to a telling off for Mr Streeting.

Lord Ericht appeared to sum up their position succinctly on Friday, when he suggested it amounted to them asking him to say: "I accept this decision is unlawful but I give it lawful effect."