“The damage is already done; the public have made up their mind. They don’t believe a word the Prime Minister says – they know what he is.”
“I acknowledged the hurt and the anger, and I said people had a right to expect better of their Prime Minister.”
Joe Root is not the only captain of an English institution who should be asking themselves about the value of their staying in their position.
Never forget: these applicants for asylum are coming from a European country that is already a safe haven.
It is hard to see how he will manage to reconcile freedom of speech on the internet with the requirement to prevent legal but harmful content.
Perhaps firefighting this crisis is easier than tackling the many serious problems facing the nation.
“We will do whatever it takes…initially within the limits of the existing frameworks, but prepared to explore further reforms which may be necessary.”
The Home Secretary’s reticence in publicly backing the Prime Minister reflects concern from those enforcing the law about defending those seen to break it.
The Prime Minister apologises “once again” – and says that he has paid the fine.
The Government’s ‘Energy Security Strategy’ may well deliver long-term energy security. But it will do almost nothing for squeezed households right now.
The Environment Secretary, in charge of the seven-year transition from the Common Agricultural Policy, prefers to do good by stealth.
To date, Boris Johnson has been able to “dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge”. But a more than usually chaotic U-turn narrows his options.
Furthemore, the Government’s forthcoming strategy offers little prospect of lower bills any time soon.
The Government should harness the spirit of the Victorians to overcome our underwhelming recent record on infrastructure projects.