It would be madness to allow an alliance of brutes, scandal-mongers and prigs to bounce Johnson out of office.
Outside Westminster Hall, a baffled group of tourists noticed Oliver Cromwell giving a nod of approval.
This “veteran, surgeon, and barrister” – and ConHome contributor – will inherit Paterson’s majority of almost 23,000.
Neil Shastri-Hurst’s experience in the army and the NHS would stand him in good stead as MP for North Shropshire.