No. First of all, the only thing unusual about this is the timescale. Secondly, if parties in govt could not change leaders without a GE then you would be stuck with disastrous PMs. We are a parliamentary representative democracy. This is how it works.

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This is hardly unprecedented.

“Johnson let him down by pulling out”

It is indicative of how awful our politics is right now that I’m almost relieved that Sunak will be PM. Almost.

Nadine Dorries right now.

Me: JOHNSON’S PULLED OUT

Kirsty Scanlan: For once in his life

To the best of my knowledge, Jesus had nothing to say about thirst traps. He did, though, have a lot to say about being judgemental.

Of course it’s not about policy. There are no policy differences in any of the candidates. It’s about personality.

We are, in theory, a Parliamentary democracy with cabinet government. This is not how it is supposed to be.

Out in Westminster having the time of my life with my 100 supporter MPs. They're all just out of frame, laughing too.

Sadly, an endangered species now due to poaching.

Starmer, though, would never lie to get elected.

If paying a cashier a living wage will make prices go up. Why doesn't replacing cashiers with Self Checkouts make prices go down?

May is as much to blame for this as the rest of them. Because we treat politics as soap opera, though, she gets to live with no consequences

Almost like Don’t Stop Oil are using direct action, and anti Brexit protesters are just going on another jolly little romp round the centre of London holding sarcastic banners

There’s a whole bunch of classic TV I’ve never seen before that I’m now watching. Currently watching one about Hugh Laurie as a grumpy doctor. It’s not bad but I’ve yet to see his house in Maryland.

No one is pretending this. Gaelic is an important part of our heritage and should be part of our future too. What’s wrong with acknowledging this?