Both Badenoch's and Starmer's speeches this afternoon were pretty good; some quite witty one-liners from each of them. You wouldn't really think Starmer was under such intense pressure… (View Post)

I'm disappointed in Streeting, assuming he goes ahead. What's the rush? To beat Burnham to it? If Streeting's the right leader (and he may be), he should be content to bide his time an… (View Post)

It's all a bit strange. Why would all these PPSs, and a handful of junior ministers, resign if no leadership contest is incoming? Notably, they're not all Streeting's people. Also nota… (View Post)

All this would be highly entertaining if we were talking about the Leader of the Opposition. But we're not. It's about the PM of this country. I can't see how, whatever happens next, t… (View Post)

On Ange, of whom I'm a fan, her biggest minus is not the HRMC, but rather her 'colourful' private life, which would be seen as fair game to a hostile press if she were elected, and the… (View Post)