At the beginning of his premiership, The Daily Mail used to heap praise on Gordon Brown at David Cameron’s expense. But today, The Mail devotes its leader column to congratulating Cameron on his recent performance. Here’s how it starts and finishes:
“From the very beginning, this paper has supported David Cameron. We are the first to concede, however, that we’ve had more than the occasional doubt about his substance and conviction.
That is why we feel an obligation to record what a remarkably good few weeks he has had.
With a steady 20-point lead in the opinion polls, the Tory leader might have been tempted to sit back and allow a beleaguered Government to carry on with the business of destroying itself.
To his great credit, however, he is doing no such thing. Instead, he is emerging as a politician who is unafraid to address some of the most controversial and sensitive issues confronting modern Britain.
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Indeed, at every turn Mr Cameron is making ministers look leaden-footed.
Few can deny Gordon Brown has been exceptionally unlucky during his first 13 months at No 10. As is rapidly becoming clear, cruel fate has also saddled him with an increasingly formidable opponent.” The break with Brown is not complete as the sympathetic ending shows but this editorial will be seen as further proof that the Tory train is leaving the station.
Hat tip: Tory Diary
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