The loud claps were (as the BBC commentator stated) from the staff inside No 10 - as is the modern tradition for a new PM. (View Post)

"Hard working, stable, accountability, integrity, trust." "I will be grateful to Boris Johnson, but..." "I've inherited a mandate to deliver the 2019 manifesto..." … (View Post)

It's depressing isn't it. My nearly-9yo daughter has come to the conclusion that "there's no such thing as a good politician". We're helping her to a more nuanced view (… (View Post)

Austerity lectern - Dominic Raab kneels down and Sunak rests the papers on his head. (View Post)

I think they're on top of it. While anyone can edit, it currently says "and will be succeeded by the new party leader Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, on 25 October 2022." And the incumb… (View Post)