One can only assume that Sunak, by appointing the scheming and incompetent Braverman as Home Sec. and the useless Raab as Justice Sec., must be working on the principle of keeping one's friends close, but one's enemies closer. Rees-Smug is back in his box, but it leaves him more time to meddle from the backbenches and devote his time to the ERG, which will be the bane of Sunak's premiership.
There again, if he's trying to heal splits between the numerous factions, then his appointments are no surprise; however, surely competence is a key issue on the last jog to the next GE? Herein lies Sunak's problem - competent government vs healing rifts - and the two aren't compatible with the pool of talent being so shallow since The Purge. He's going to need a firm hand.
Given the propensity for the Tories to rip themselves apart, the hope must be of fewer Tory MPs losing their seats, but I can't see that happening unless a magical rabbit it pulled from the metaphorical hat. The Party is irredeemably and terminally split and the Cabinet is an exercise in damage limitation.
Will he choose to live in a pokey No.10, or just use it as an office? I can just imagine going back to his palatial mansion and saying to his wife and kids; "I'm sorry love, but we've got to go and live in a teeny flat at No.10 ." Can't see that going down well.
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And a teeny-tiny flat with really vulgar gold wallpaper.
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