Quote Originally Posted by Eric Cartman View Post
That was my first thought too but on reflection I actually think it has done a good job of forcing them to look silly by openly contradicting things they said at the time.

Two other angles, she is somebody who understands the top of the civil service and government and was/is well respected by most. It looks like a mature selection when compared to Corbyn's team or most recent Tory leaders. She also has pretty exceptional brand recognition for somebody who was pretty much unknown last year.

It also forces Sunak to engage with the motley crew who he just wishes would disappear, Rees mogg, Dorries and the like. Either he upsets them by doing/saying nothing to 'protect the legacy of big dog' or he himself gets drawn in to a bitter dispute as somebody who was investigated and accepted the fine/findings at the time (was it a fake apology?). If he does try to block the appointment then the logical next question is 'why can your MPs have xyz jobs that are an apparent conflict of interest? = More time in the press for tory corruption.

I think it's a solid move.
I wonder if it would have been better to have announced this appointment after the "Partygate" enquiry had reached its conclusion. I would have thought the time factor wouldn't have posed insurmountable problems.