Inside Politics: Boris Johnson asks public to spare some change for Big Ben bongs

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Whatever happened to the nation of Sir Francis Drake, David Bowie and William Blake – the explorers, the visionaries, the dreamers? More than half of the British public wouldn’t want to visit the moon – the actual moon! – even if you made it safe for them. Not bothered mate, most punters told YouGov. Boris Johnson thinks he understands the great grounded majority, and hopes they’ll be happy huddling indoors watching Big Ben bong for Brexit. The space cadets in the Labour Party desperately need to get to know the electorate better. But as they prepare for a nationwide hustings tour, leadership candidates still have to reach for the heavens and spark the imagination of the starry-eyed membership. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

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