Squabbles about a choice for prime minister spilled out into the open on Saturday, exposing splits among the country's newly ascendant political forces.
Nadine Dorries has exposed the split in the Conservative party between vulgarity and conformity.
The hearing also exposed a split between Republicans and Democrats on how to enforce the law.
The protests have exposed a split in Moldova, the first post-Soviet state to vote Communists back into power.
1.49pm BST Lunchtime summary Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander exposed a split at the top of the Lib Dems over the threat of a house price bubble.
The issue temporarily exposed a split between the Americans, who opposed the Egyptian demand, and Russia, China and the Europeans, who supported it.
The shutdown fight exposed a split between Fox's flagship morning show and much of the rest of the network, which reflects Trump's longstanding special relationship with Fox & Friends.
Traditional The Salt Lake Games expanded the demographics of the television audience, but they also exposed a split in the Winter Olympics between the traditional sports, like the biathlon and ski jumping, and the new-age sports like moguls and snowboarding that appeal to younger fans.
The issue has also exposed a split among aid workers on the ground, who tend to oppose criminalisation, and those in distant western capitals that make policy, who back it".Criminal law works only when the criminals are the minority," says Gerry Mackie, a political scientist from Oxford University.
Tuesday night's defeat has exposed a split at the top of the Conservative Party, a senior Tory source told BBC News, with Mr Osborne accused of refusing to listen to MPs' concerns.
