In every election the main parties keep certain politicians away from the media spotlight due to their divisiveness or unpopularity. Until his rather faltering appearance on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning James Hunt was noticeable by his absence.
The leading light of the Brexit vote Boris Johnson has been keeping a low profile and it is being said that several of his Cabinet colleagues want him sidelined. Boris isn’t however easily gagged and he’ll be making a foreign policy speech later today and has a number of broadcast appearances planned later this week.
The Time has reported that at least three senior ministers want the PM to silence the foreign secretary. One said ‘BoJo’ should be given “lots of important meetings in various foreign capitals” between now and the election on June 8.
That said there’s lots of comment in social channels that the PM, who has ruled out TV debates is herself keeping a low profile. With a 20+ point lead in the polls it probably doesn’t matter much whether or not she talks to voters.
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