It is always risky to describe Boris Johnson as a shoo-in for anything, given his capacity to surprise. But, even more than at the start of the contest, the leadership race is his to lose. A YouGov poll of Tory members organised for The Times yesterday showed him with a 74%-26% lead. The door to No 10 is wide open.
There are still 2½ weeks to go before Theresa May performs the last rites on her premiership. In the short time Jeremy Hunt has left he will continue to take the fight to his rival. For our part, we will continue to probe and, where justified, criticise. Many voters feel uneasy about a handover of power that is an internal party matter. It makes it