The PM tried to look as positive as anyone can when they are standing behind a podium in an otherwise empty street with rain lashing down on them without even a brolly for protection. To make matters worse, some bright spark had set up a sound system round the corner which was blaring out Labour’s 1997 victory anthem “Things can only get better”. Those words have never sounded so apt. In fact, Rishi could almost have lip-synced along to the lyrics. The entire scenario left the impression that... Read this story
