Sir Keir Starmer described the Tory leadership contest as a “ridiculous, chaotic circus”.
He is wrong. It is more like a like a vaudevillian show devoid of moral integrity and top heavy on acts that would keep most of us awake at night.
Liz Truss’s successor will be selected by Tory MPs, who could install the winner today, or 180,000 Tory members on Friday.