Politicians on both sides of the political divide will do their utmost not to alienate any potential voter by giving explicit answers to a possibly controversial questions.
Prevarification and a capacity for answering a different question to the one actually asked are essential qualities for high office.
That's why they rank lower as trusted professionals than estate agents, lawyers and bankers.
When the political history of the last 100 years is written, the PMs who get the most coverage will be Churchill and Thatcher, probably closely followed by Blair and (maybe) Boris. They had the confidence to propose and push through radical agendas - the rest will be regarded by history as just caretakers.
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