There are so many people angling for the Tory leadership now that it really is easier to list those who haven’t yet written an attention-seeking op ed or been spotted plotting in a shady spot in Westminster. It’s not just the ones who fancy the job for themselves, or the little nascent campaign teams that are springing up around them. It is also those who plan to run in order to guarantee themselves a top job in the Cabinet when the new leader carries out a unity-focused reshuffle.
As James says in this week’s magazine, some are so advanced in their plans for the next leadership race, whenever that might be, that they are now activating their Stop Boris procedures in order to knock the Foreign Secretary out of the race before he reaches the final two for members to choose between.
Does Theresa May care about all the jostling going on behind her between those who want to be the next Prime Minister? In one sense, it at least distracts attention from her ongoing woes in Westminster as she struggles to do anything remotely interesting with legislation, aside from the repeal bill.
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