MondayOn an appropriately dismal wet morning, the Tory leadership race proper got under way with five of the candidates launching their campaigns. The ongoing spat between McVey and her former GMTV colleagues has been one of the highlights of the week. With intelligence like that, we will soon find out that the reason fish chose to stay in the water was to avoid having to listen to any of the Tory leadership speeches. This is my gaff” Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/ShutterstockThursdayOne of the more fascinating aspects of the Tory leadership contest has been the behaviour of those members of the government who will be out of a job whoever becomes the next prime minister. Grayling was one of those hovering anxiously at Johnson’s launch, desperate to get himself noticed.

Source: The Guardian June 14, 2019 10:26 UTC