He wrote Cameron’s “Hug a Hoody” speech, and during the Barnard Castle affair leapt to the defence of Cummings.
CCHQ itself is also a victim of what it has helped to create. Here’s a way forward that should be acceptable to all.
Three candidates lose out as the Party fights back in the tug of war between the centre and local associations.
The number of finalists appears to be the result of the local association pushing back against CCHQ’s attempts to influence the selection.