Rishi’s found his happy place: unhappily, it’s on GB News
Joe Murphy tunes into the one place a robotic, out-of-touch PM with an approval rating of minus 48 can look vaguely competent – the ‘undecided voter’ Q&A on a right-wing TV station where Mondeo Man has been replaced by Mogadon Man
“Perfect!” beamed Rishi Sunak at the first easy-peasy question. “Great question,” he smiled after another underarm delivery. The prime minister actually clapped with glee when invited by an assistant head of a private school to trash Keir Starmer’s plans… for VAT on private schools like his own.
Welcome to the brave new broadcasting world of GB News, where even a robotic, out-of-touch Tory prime minister with an approval rating of minus 48 can be made to look vaguely competent.
How on earth did Sunak get such a soft ride at the start of what was billed as “his worst week”, a week when higher inflation is tipped, a possible recession declared and the Tory party braced for two by-election disasters?
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