Instead of trying to eradicate all traces of hauteur from his manner, let the Chancellor play up to these.
The nub of our case is that the Justice Secretary is well placed to help bring the Government together and drive it forwards.
Our “Registered Supporter” scheme has enrolled 2,000 people; another example of how people are willing to commit, but not to join.
They’ve been compared to the miners, who only lost when careful Government planning and irresistible technological change undermined them.
He regrets the resignation of IDS, condemns Liam Fox, and says the press has grotesquely exaggerated the Government’s difficulties.
Boris has taken a gamble. So have the six Ministers who came for Brexit on Saturday. But of all of that group, Patel has the most to lose.
I suspect that he has come to believe that, even with a leadership election round the corner, the Conservatives cannot become the party he wants them to be.
He leaves behind a treasure trove of judgments that act as a beacon of hope for all those who love liberty.
We unmask the astounding truth.
The Chair of Conservatives for Reform in Europe replies to Paul Goodman’s article of last week arguing the opposite.
Plus: The turnaround success story of Ebbsfleet Academy. And: the Cecil Parkinson I knew.
Pupils and teachers face ridicule and ostracism for so much as uttering a single word of support for the Conservative Party.