If only Raab were like Howe - mild mannered sheep transformed into The Avenged Maggie Slayer. (View Post)

Absolutely not. Labour were in a position to govern. Wilson formed a minority administration and its Queen's Speech was approved by a massive majority. Why? Because the Tories contrived to absta… (View Post)

Apologies if not clear. No, I'm saying Labour would likely have suffered that fate (and possibly the LibDems as well) if they had defeated a minority Cons govt in 2010 and caused an immediate se… (View Post)

He didn't resign immediately (on the Friday) but spent the weekend seeing if something could be cobbled together with Thorpe. He only quit on Monday evening. (View Post)

I'd add Steve Barclay as likely and a fairly reasonable prospect as one of the final two. (View Post)