Incredible though it seems, the most important political question facing the nation this week is not the fate of the prime minister. Indeed, the prospect of her resignation, or a vote of confidence in her leadership, is a distraction – albeit a compelling one – from the main event. True enough, the race to succeed Theresa May as Conservative leader is now most definitely up and running. Pressed by the BBC’s Andrew Marr on his leadership ambitions, Boris Johnson – sporting a new haircut – conspicuously failed to answer the question.
Esther McVey was less coy when challenged by Sky’s Sophy Ridge, saying she would consider running the country “if people asked me”. And on Saturday’s Today programme the work and pensions secretary, Amber Rudd, set out her stall – and explicit readiness to embrace plan B options for Brexit – as though she might be sitting in No 10 (or Chequers) by Christmas.
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