The new government will take a much-needed step back from the spotlight over the next couple of weeks, as it regroups after a shaky start.
It has been an unfortunate beginning for the coalition, with controversies over ministerial salaries, pub reopenings and the dismissal of a senior minister overshadowing the honeymoon period usually enjoyed by new governments.
Those around the cabinet table will relish the prospect of a break from intensive public and media scrutiny...
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