After he was rocked by high-profile resignations and internal warfare Trudeau says:
“I intend to resign as party leader as PM after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process. Last night I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process. This country deserves a real choice in the next election and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.”
Trudeau has asked for the Canadian parliament to be prorogued. Good start to the new year for Pierre Poilievre…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”