It would have stuck in my craw to re-appoint the awful Braverman to Home Sec, but I can see what he's doing and why. Have all the factions in the tent where you can see and implicate them.
Anna Soubry, now a professional thorn in the side of the Tories, asked where the Ken Clarke's are, who were the centre of gravity of the party. They don't exist any more.
The party has gone so far to the right and is so captive to Brexit now - that is absolutely its biggest problem, but not of course its most urgent, which is to provide strong and stable government. Now where have I heard that before?
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