You can't wield a handbag from an empty chair.
You can imagine the sign outside Tory central office. Shop closed - out to lunch.
The British public sees with blinding clarity.
They say a man should be judged by his enemies. I am very proud of mine.
In the end leaders are leaders. They get the credit and they get the blame.
It is the only time that I can ever remember the Prime Minister reading out the conclusions of a meeting that did not take place. They were already written before it started.