He was MP for Hartlepool, I think you are getting confused with his status as minister without portfolio which in effect meant he sat on cabinet but had no departmental responsibilities.
Not true on the pub thing, he wants it to be done on a case by case basis as per the exisiting laws. I for one happen to agree with him, I don't see why just becasue it's the world cup, pubs who have a history of not controlling disorder should be allowed to open, it's going to be a pretty tough...
I'm going to get flamed for this I suspect but outside of the obvious (and in my eyes entirely unneccssary) conflict he had with BHAFC he really is a pretty good MP. Especially on consitiuency affairs.
I'm suprised Harriet Harman hasn't been mentioned. I actually quite like her but I know she is disliked by many.
I know he isn't an MP now but Nigel Farage is a polariser of opinions.
I'm a massive fan of her myself but I can't believe no one has said Caroline Lucas...
I think his political demise actually taught him some very valuable lessons. He'd be a far better MP now than when he actually had a seat.
And Doris Karloff (as much it pains me to say this) was a proper old fashioned conviction politician, who I have a great deal of respect for, even if I...
He can't be teflon Boris for ever, he's already got away with far more than others in his position would. Put it this way, if I were a Conservative voter as much as I could see the value in having someone with a considerable public profile as leader, I wouldn't be able to concentrate for fear of...
I've thought that for a while, I get why it might be a consideration but it would be an awful lot of faith to show in someone who has stuck his foot in it publically repeatedly. He gets away with it now but as PM?
I don't know - I'll get this out the way, I find him personally odious BUT
He has influential friends in the media
He's only really p*ssed off teachers who aren't going to vote Tory anyway.
He's young (ish) and unencumbered by scandal (yet, see point 1)
I think he's (somewhat laughably) seen by...