David Cameron’s joke-filled appearance before the Commons press gallery is getting pretty good write ups. Boulton and Co highlights one joke that I rather imagine would go down as well with certain members of the Cabinet as it did with the hacks:
This might be Punch and Judy politics but it does serve the Tories’ tactical purposes. First, gags like this help keep Tory morale high. Second, Balls tends to rise to the bait—he did so with disastrous effect during Cameron’s response to the Budget. Third, Balls is phenomenally close to Gordon but a divisive figure in the Labour party because of his role in stoking internal feuds during the Blair years, so keeping him front and centre works to the Tories’ advantage.“Ed Balls is the man with the most appropriate surname since Trevor Crapper invented the lavatory.”
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