Two prime ministers in the space of two years may be a disagreeable necessity. Three starts to look like Italy. But four? Four! The very possibility that the Tory party, even given its well-known ruthlessness, may present the nation with another unelected leader before the election is, in the words of Sir David Davis, “completely bonkers”.
And Sir David is worth listening to, because he led Penny Mordaunt’s leadership campaign when she ran against Rishi Sunak, and it is Penny Mordaunt who is being talked about as a challenger for the leadership.
