Next week will see the number of Tory leadership candidates whittled down to four, where it’s expected Mel Stride be will voted out. Leaving Jenrick, Badenoch, Tugendhat, and Cleverly to battle it out until after conference…
Rumours are swirling around SW1 that Lord David Cameron is supportive of James Cleverly, though “isn’t part of the formal team”, and is said to be ringing round MPs encouraging them to vote for the shadow home secretary. A centrist charm offensive then…
UPDATE: Dave’s team gets in touch to insist no phoning’s being done and Cameron is “staying neutral”.
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”