Doesn't your comment actually hint at one of the of the reasons he might do it (other than pure distraction which is surely an element of it)? There will be some people who say "well, he�… (View Post)

It's not a huge surprise. He has been fairly critical of Johnson, backed Gove in 2019, isn't a household name even in his own household etc. I guess the main interest here is whether there … (View Post)

Another issue would dominate the news, certainly. But that simply isn't the same as it being forgotten. It has dominated the news for a good two months, the Tories have slumped in the polls to L… (View Post)

It's nonsense to suggest that there would "be not a single difference between a Boris and Sunak government of any significance". Differences are somewhat concealed in a Cabinet system … (View Post)

That doesn't address the point I'm making. Whether it's Khan or Starmer or anyone else, the risk is that the debate is reframed as a Labour attack on the Police, and a Tory defence. I&… (View Post)