Has Rumour Ended William Hague’s Career?

Is William Hague finished? That’s the sub-text to this interesting, even intriguing, Ben Brogan post in which The Telegraph’s man in Cameronland goes so far as to suggst the Prime Minister “should fear for his colleague’s state of mind.” That’s not all:

In a series of Commons conversations this morning I was struck by the number of Conservatives who believe Mr Hague’s political career is now over. Where he was previously talked of as an emergency replacement for George Osborne or even David Cameron in a bus scenario, he is now out of the running. No one expects him to serve beyond the Parliament, and many expect him to last no more than a year. His statements are leaving colleagues baffled, although it must be said they take him at his word (their views of Mr Coulson are another matter). […] Mr Hague remains a vital Tory voice, but how effective can he be if his colleagues believe he is in the departure lounge?