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mr715

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2. He is no longer a Tory.

Reply to canetoad (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:57 PM

Mar 25

I think he switched to Labour and Labour ditched him when he got in trouble over some spending scandals.

His politics have been dead center (or perhaps for American politics, center left).

And yes, he was always particularly gifted at acerbic and playful exchanges with his MPs. He did really, to me at least, exude authority and a bit of charm.

Very much a teacher in front of a classroom of rowdy students.

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He's a Tory canetoad Mar 25 #1

He is no longer a Tory. mr715 Mar 25 #2

I was a regular viewer of PM Questions on Wednesdays during his tenure. BannonsLiver Mar 25 #3