Well, apart from the fact that there's the foul smell of a whitewash coming up, I'm with Nick Robinson (rare in my case) regarding his line of questioning to that Boris lackey/looks like a spiv/talks like a spiv/IS a spiv Brandon Lewis this morning. We have the facts. We don't need to wait for any more "facts." Johnson and the stooges who are wheeled out have all been briefed to trot out the "Sue Gray" defence. Poor old Sue is just about as "independent" as my left foot is independent of my left leg. Boris is her boss. During her "investigations" she will be told precisely what Johnson and his advisers want her to be told, and, if perchance she produces an adverse report, Johnson can veto it in any case.

I'm sure that Starmer would love to see Johnson stay exactly where he is, but of course he can't say that. A different leader (Truss would be a dead cert, I reckon) would be far more likely to win the next election than Johnson. And she's keeping her head down. Have you noticed?