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Perhaps suspect I found hiding in church is someone who's taken a portfolio (5,8)

Old cabinet builder's sterling coin is buried in part of hospital (5,8)

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Cabinet builder's sterling coin is buried in part of hospital (5,8)

Paul@12, it’s “Tracey” with an “e” ;-)

Stiffly formal, sit uncomfortably clad in distressed ermine, just like Palliser? (5,8)

prim sit* in ermine*

”One wants in a Prime Minister a good many things, but not very great things. He should be clever but need not be a genius; he should be conscientious but by no means strait-laced; he should be cautious but never timid, bold but never venturesome; he should have a good digestion, genial manners, and, above all, a thick skin.”
Anthony Trollope, The Prime Minister, 1876

Opinion showed Starmer is the man for a change, so now has to head north, desperately out to make the top job. (5,8)

@Ss, a 15 letter subtraction… is that a new record? :-)

Explosive charge surrounding one head of state with new drug habit, reveals senior executive (5,8)

Jono@26.
🤔😜 Both 9 and 25 were super- subbies of course. Just enables a nice narrative to develop. Downside is often many letters are required. Not sure 15 letters is the record though.

Tidy me up! I upchuck wine endlessly! Who’s in charge? (5,8)