“I had a date with my wife and I didn’t want to be late” – @sajidjavid explains why he dodged journalist’s May leadership question #Paterson pic.twitter.com/zaINCL982U

— Sunday with Paterson (@RidgeOnSunday) October 1, 2017

Asked by Niall Paterson, Sajid Javid says he walked out of an interview with the Observer when they asked if he thought May should fight the next election because he was late for a date with his wife. “It’s as simple as that…”