Priti Patel was last night weighing up whether to become the 12th Conservative MP to join the race to replace Boris Johnson.
It would be apt if a Dirty Dozen was left to fight it out to take control of a party that seems intent on demolishing what remains of the Welfare State. For the second time in three years, the general public is left watching a leadership contest in which only around 100,000 Tory members have a say.
The vast majority of people in the UK are not Conservatives nor do they vote for the party. But broadcast news and social media will be full of the uncosted fantasies that leadership wannabees shout for attention. Suella Braverman, a politician so ludicrous even most Conservatives can’t take her seriously, claimed she would tackle people who “refuse” to work.
