I hope it’s being thoroughly lawyered. https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1252674568180899841

Having said that, it should be really easy.

‘I wish to clarify that the only meaning of my words ‘political decision’ was that the decision was taken by ministers.’

Ofc the problem then is that it was a ‘decision’ and not ‘dog ate my homework’.

So they really need him to resile on the ‘briefing’ bit. Which ofc he won’t.