You don’t make somebody British Foreign Secretary, one of the WORLD’s most senior government posts at this pre-EU departure stage, to give them enough rope to hang themselves. These are not games.

This is not a time for wily political manoeuvres in Little England. This is a time for making the best possible decisions for Britain and its people in the current, difficult circumstances.

Sorry, Theresa May has already failed. Where she should have made big, bold decisions, she just gave in to the Brexiteers. Any victory she gains from that will be Pyrrhic.

He made a point of telling journaliststhat he wants to put Britain in a leading position in its relations with other countries – with the U.S.A being ‘at the front of the queue’ when asked about his words about president Obama.

No mention whatsoever of the silliest of gaffes accumulated to his credit during recent times, of course.

If they fail, she is left unscathed, if they succeed she will have succeeded.

It is a rope they have been given to either climb out of the hole or hang themselves with. There is a good article on this in today’s Financial Times.

He had better get some advice on how to improve his image, starting by having a decent haircut. However, Boris without that blonde unruly thatch on top, restraining from smirking and making fun of everything, in control of his hands that do not seem to knowing what to do, and wearing jackets that fit him properly, is not the Boris Johnson who was the Mayor of London.