Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Friend of mine worked with him a little when he was mayor of the West of England. Never said anything remotely close to this but didn't speak that highly of him..more a case of finding him a bit dull/uninspiring etc.

Ironically enough I think he was viewed as a safe pair of hands against Moggy, who presumably would be a front runner for a dramatic return in any by-election if it came to that.
I doubt that. He's fannying about on GB news, enjoying himself - and the Tory Party is in toxic disarray.

https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articl...09-10-mar-2025

If/when there is a by election there my guess is that the Lib Dems v Reform will be the story.

Labour have tanked since the election (even from their shallow % vote then); the Tories are rudderless and down two points from their 'worst ever' result. Labour and Tories both damaged goods.

Reform have surged but are maybe tarnished by the Lowe-Farage feud and tying themselves to the Trump train, and the Lib Dems are lurking in fourth but have improved their status and reputation since the election - and are likely to hoover up Labour (and maybe Green) votes.