I have been advising laying Andy Burnham to succeed Sir Keir Starmer mostly on the grounds that he’s not an MP and he cannot double job as Mayor of Greater Manchester, and that there’s no certainty he’d win a by-election. It is expected this by-election will take place to coincide with the locals in May. I still think there’s also the chance that Sir Keir Starmer insists that the by-election has an all-women shortlist. But right now I would advise…
Last March I tipped Mark Kelly for the Presidency at 100s on Betfair because I think he is an impressive person with a compelling backstory. He seems very impressive on the occasions I have seen him. He’s also earned the ire of the Trump administration which should help him. He’s currently 90s on Betfair and I think that represents stonking value considering he’s 8s from the Democratic Party nomination. TSE
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The video starts at 7 mins and 20 seconds and Prime Minister Carney starts speaking at 9 mins and 48 seconds. Mark Carney is certainly more impressive than any elected politician the UK currently has. TSE
There’s plenty enough for both Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to be happy but long term I think Nigel Farage will be the most happy. TSE
This polling will help Kemi Badenoch, coupled with this interview with Kate McCann it’s not been a good day so far Robert Jenrick. TSE
The Telegraph report that [Robert Jenrick] also criticised Mrs Badenoch for failing to eject Liz Truss from the party. “The party has the power to kick her out. I have been one of the few Conservatives to explicitly castigate her mini-Budget, describing it as ‘cack-handed, careless and unconservative’. I would have kicked her out of the party. “Kemi has shown she can kick out those she doesn’t want. But not Liz Truss. The grounds would be obvious. “Truss’s disastrous tenure…
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