The war between Hamas and Israel is mostly over. Meanwhile, a battle over the Holy Land is kicking off in Parliament. The APPG for Christianity in the Holy Land held its annual AGM today. The cross-party group, which exists to “promote the heritage and contemporary role of Christianity in the Holy Land,” had long been chaired by Reform defector and evangelical Christian, Danny Kruger. Crusader Kruger, anyone?
Tory wet, Simon Hoare, however, was having none of it and organised for 25 fellow Tory wets to turn up at the group’s AGM and vote Kruger out as chairman in a surprise attack. Israel looks like a beacon of peace and stability in comparison…
Tom Baldwin, author of Starmer’s hagiography, spoke to Times Radio:
Tom Baldwin: “I think he’d like to do something. He’s very dutiful and driven by service. That’s why he came into politics. I think that’s characterised his time as prime minister. He hasn’t always sought popularity or been good at being popular. But I think he has some of the necessary qualities that we actually do want in a prime minister. That resilience, that relentlessness, that ability to carry the weight and the job really does weigh very heavily on people and he carries that weight very, very well.”
Jo Coburn: “NATO Secretary-General?”
Tom Baldwin: “I think that’s something that he would be interested in. I think it probably requires Andy Burnham’s government to support him in that and these are some of the questions which Andy Burnham has to resolve quite quickly.”