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Ken Clarke for PM? ☺

Ken Clarke always did seem like one of the more sensible and logical members of the conservative party, after all he does like jazz and beer ...https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/ken-clarke-revoke-article-50/Given the current shambles what other option is there other than revoking A50 to sort out the mess?

Michael Ixer ● 2867d3 Comments

I saw Ken Clark at LOndon city airport a while back, being pushed in a wheelchair and looking very frail and a bit confused.

Allen Bracchi ● 2867d

He would be rather at the mature end as PMs go. Churchill (80) - don't know who else. OK, Wikipedia, others in the range are Gladstone (84) and the relatively young Disraeli (75).As a sensible chap, Clarke may not wish to wear out what life he has left, in order to receive ingratitude and vituperation from many. A poisoned chalice.

David Ainsworth ● 2867d

There was a reason I put the "smiley" there, I think there's little chance of him getting that position even if he wanted it, which I doubt, but I think that does mean he can say what be believes and what many of his colleagues think but are too frightened to say. Sade if he is unwell but from the recent clips I've seen on TV of him speaking in parliament he seems to have all his faculties - perhaps he'd just been relaxing to jazz on his headphones during the flight and sampled too much business class hospitality 😶

Michael Ixer ● 2867d