Quotations

James Cleverly, the ill named British Home Secretary, attacked Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer for claiming to be tough on crime while actually being soft on it. Sir Keir was “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”, he said. He meant the opposite. He has a degree in catering from a polytechnic. It is not true that polytechnic graduates in general are stupid, but he is.

The Daily Telegraph:

Told by [Beth] Rigby that some people say he is boring and stiff, and challenged to “tell me something that will change people’s minds”, Sir Keir replied: “All my life I’ve believed in service…”

The Week, May 13, 2024:

Although he [Dominic Cummings] believes that if Nigel Farage returns to frontline politics the Tories "could easily be driven down to double digit seats", making challenger movements like the Startup Party a "very mainstream idea", Farage himself would not be welcome in Cummings' party because he is "basically the same as the MPs".

 

James Forsyth has been Rushi Sunak's best friend since Winchester. He persuaded him to stand for Parliament and is now his chief of staff. This is by him three years ago.