Dominic Cummings.

[northwestman]

Sunak scraping the bottom of the barrel here. But this certainly shows the lengths he's prepared to go to to retain power.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/31/dominic-cummings-held-secret-election-talks-with-rishi-sunak

Dominic Cummings has claimed Rishi Sunak sought a “secret deal” with him in a bid to win next year’s election.

The UK prime minister, whose party is trailing behind Labour in the polls, reportedly discussed working with Boris Johnson’s ex-chief aide as he prepares to go to the country in 2024.

Cummings’ price for returning to the fold was that the PM would have to enact radical reforms, which Sunak ultimately rejected, the Sunday Times reported.

No 10 has not denied Cummings’ account but said no job offer was made. A Downing Street source said: “It was a broad discussion about politics and campaigning, no job was offered.”

[staffordshrew]

Next a round of tax cut bribes, it's all so predictable. Doesn't get the big things done that were promised though - like sorting out social care, getting the backlog of asylum claims sorted, the NHS being "safe in their hands", homelessness,etc.

[ssshrew]

The trouble is that people will fall for it again.

[northwestman]

Dec 31, 2023 14:30:10 GMT 1 ssshrew said:

The trouble is that people will fall for it again.

Too right. Whatever else has been said about Cummings, he is a top political operator who has very successfully lied to the population about Brexit, thus facilitating the accession of Johnson to Number 10.

If Cummings has any present involvement with the Tories, that has to be a matter of grave concern.