### Clue: Causing uproar in HP, Tory's central pair, as snooty, brag? (8,4,4)
### Answer: ARROGANT POSH BOYS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Causing uproar in HP, Tory's central pair, as snooty, brag
  **Anagram of**(causing uproar in) [HP + OR(middle letters,central pair of "Tory") + AS, SNOOTY, BRAG]. 
Answer: The core of the mini-theme.  How 23across 8down described the PM and Chancellor, the Tory Party's central pair, as a couple of snooty braggarts, causing uproar in the Houses of Parliament(HP).  Another excellent surface and WIWD clue.  My second COD.