The core problem is that whereas in normal times, a party could usually nominate either a permanent or temporary replacement, in times of political crisis and division, that would be far harder - yet just when rules would be most useful, they would also be hardest, in practice, to implement.

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Excellent article. Perhaps worth noting that during the 2020 episode, Raab stepped up (as 1st Sec/State, not DPM - another twist!), when Johnson was hospitalised. Would a PM's note be useful? It probably depends on how disinterested the PM is in their nomination/s.

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Oh my goodness. Fifty years ago tonight. I was in floods.

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"We wish to recruit you... because you are a professor". Not a sentence you hear much any more.

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Taking an uber through Holborn & St Pancras having just arrived from Manchester at Euston (on the edge of the seat). Will be joining the @news.sky.com team later tonight to discuss the by-election result and analyse its implications - going to be another interesting night I think!

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