To lose one genuinely conservative Cabinet minister may be regarded as a misfortune... The political events of the last week are beginning to look like a globalist coup. Or is it just one monumental cock-up after another?
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast, the talking points are the self-destruction of the Conservative Party, Graham Norton's woke confusion and Jeremy Hunt’s remarkable comeback.
In this week’s London Calling the talking points are: getting old, cycling accidents, the season finale of Rings of Power, Anthony Trollope’s masterpiece and whether Jeremy Hunt’s coronation is a deep state coup.
New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has a woeful record on lockdowns: a Zero Covid proponent, he has praised China's response, voted for vaccine passports and opposed ending lockdowns until infections drop below 1,000 a day.
According to Esther McVey, Jeremy Hunt has pledged never to reimpose a full lockdown in response to a Covid-style pandemic. Bit of wiggle room there, but an encouraging sign. Will the other candidates follow suit?
For lockdown sceptic Tory MPs wondering whether to back Boris, there's a powerful two word argument: Jeremy Hunt. The favourite to succeed the PM was one of the most zealous lockdown enthusiasts in the House of Commons.
