Richard Tice arrived on a podium in the kind of faceless Westminster building where suits go to talk about workflow management and the carpets make it look like an 80s wedding, and boy, he looked cheerful.
Wearing the turquoise tie that is a signature of his Reform party, he had an important announcement to make. Everybody knew what it was, because it was obvious, but also because more than one person had taken a wrong turn on the way to the room and seen Lee Anderson lurking in an antechamber. The only element of suspense was how the big reveal would play out. Would this great Tory scalp leap out of a cake or – wait – what if they drove in in a white van?
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