No one owns the news cycle. If you want it, you have to earn it. So while Rishi Sunak was making a speech in north London about the taxes he may or may not cut, attention was drawn across town, towards the Covid Inquiry and Sir Patrick Vallance.
On the one hand, this is a little harsh on Sunak. The man has access to the nuclear codes, we ought to do what he says. On the other, 'Conservative prime minister 20 points behind in the polls makes vague reference to cutting business taxation' is not quite as newsy as 'former chief medical officer reveals Boris Johnson couldn't understand basic scientific concepts'.
