Yes, Prime Minister1986

Sir Richard Wharton:
I know what we'll do. We'll tell the press that it was the Prime Minister's initiative to send the dean.

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Oh, good idea. He'll enjoy taking the credit.

Sir Richard Wharton:
But you don't think there's any danger that the PM's denying it just because it isn't true, is there?

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Not at all.

Sir Richard Wharton:
And then for the Sundays' we leak the idea that the Foreign Office suggested it to HIM when we found all the diplomatic channels blocked.

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Perfect. That way nobody gets the blame and everybody gets the credit.

Sir Richard Wharton:
Except the person who really thought it up.

Sir Humphrey Appleby:
Oh, well. I don't mind.