Tory leadership context , Rishi Sunak's budget video, abd putting right corruption

 Now that the starting pistol has been fired on the next Tory Leadership contest by the supposed front-runner then it is presumably acceptable to discuss what will happen after the current Prime Minister has retired to spend more time with his fantasies.

Bearing in mind the extensive dossier of Government-approved deceit now chronicled so carefully by Peter Oborne is his recent book “The Assault on Truth”, then can I encourage the small group of people who have power to choose the next Prime Minister that they select someone not implicated in the corruptions and deceit of the current Government? Ideally I would like to see a Government of National Unity to respond to the greatest health crisis in our lifetimes and greatest economic crisis since the Napoleonic War or earlier. However, if we have to have a Tory Prime Minister, can I point out that there are people of integrity and experience chairing Select Committees?

These people have the respect of  fellow MPs and are well placed to earn the respect of the nation.

What is at stake for the Tory Party is that this is the opportunity for it to attempt to regain the better reputation that it used to have - in the UK and worldwide -  before Johnson became its leader. 

A further advantage for Tory MPs is that promotion will potentially be available to all on merit, rather than being reward only for the Hard Right. It is more usual for Prime Ministers to accommodate all wings of the Party in their Cabinet rather than restricting it to yes-persons.

Tories and non-Tories alike can I assume see the benefit of a return to public integrity.

You will have one chance to put this right, Tories. 

 

 

 

REFERENCED ARTICLES

 

Rishi Sunak burnishes his brand with glossy pre-budget video

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/01/rishi-sunak-burnishes-his-brand-with-glossy-pre-budget-video

 

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