Peter Rhodes on a TV detective, a formidable resignation letter and exposing Mohammed Fayed – years ago
All new governments lose their shine and all prime ministers become less popular with time. But the General Election was only 12 weeks ago, for heaven's sake, and Keir Starmer's administration is haemorrhaging support, culminating with Rosie Duffield MP's resignation over gift-hypocrisy and “cruel and unnecessary policies.” I find myself reminded of the old joke about a failed marriage: “Things were fine at first. But as we were coming down the church steps . . .”
Duffield's resignation letter was a corker. As a rule when politicians step down, they express their unbounded admiration of their leader, who responds with such a paean of praise for the departing member that you wonder a) why the quitter is quitting and b)why on earth the leader is letting them go.
