At PMQs the Labour leader homed in again on cronyism, but do Boris Johnson’s supporters even care?
Every opposition leader has to accept there are days when they are going to have to suck it up. That the government has got it more or less right over the previous week and the best they can hope for from prime minister’s questions is to come out with a score draw. And what with the vaccine bounce and the collapse of the European Super League within 48 hours of its announcement, this Wednesday could have been one of those days.
Only Keir Starmer chose to carry on where he had left off last week by homing back in on sleaze. Not only is it the Tories’ achilles heel, it’s a topic that plays well to his inner lawyer as he can build a case gradually over the course of his six questions, and come the close of play Boris Johnson was reduced to waffle and theatrics. Whether any of it made any difference was another matter.
