There is a very standard playbook for new party leaders who take over because their party’s popularity slumped. Well, the puzzle is that Sunak hasn’t taken the easy – and also ethical – option. The easy, ethical option of showing he’s different would be to crack down on sleaze in his own party. But instead Sunak is going for a Johnson tribute act. Rather than being different from Johnson, he’s going for being the same, with neater hair.

Source: The Times January 28, 2023 20:23 UTC