Marco Longhi Copies Liz Endorsement, By chance Promotes Himself
Tory members up in Dudley North have been in for a shock this morning due to their MP Marco Longhi. In an electronic mail despatched to all occasion members within the constituency earlier at this time, Longhi supplied an extended and convincing endorsement of Liz Truss for the management, together with just a few beneficiant anecdotes about his expertise working alongside her. All nicely and good… aside from just a few essential particulars:
“Expensive all
I’m writing as a result of a lot of you can be eligible to vote within the poll for the following Chief of the Conservatives, and thus the following Prime Minister.
I do know each Rishi and Liz nicely. I used to be elected similtaneously Rishi and we shared adjoining workplaces as new MPs. I labored with each Liz and Rishi as a PPS. Since I turned a Minister 3 years in the past I’ve additionally labored extensively with each in Authorities. Given this, I assumed you may discover my views on the competition helpful as you resolve which technique to vote…”
That’s actually a formidable CV. The one drawback is, erm, Longhi was elected in 2019, not 2015. He by no means shared adjoining workplaces with Rishi, and he’s undoubtedly by no means been a PPS, not to mention a Minister. In different phrases, somebody’s botched the lower n’ paste job…
Guido’s been making an attempt to work out whose homework was copied right here, with one suggestion it might be Wendy Morton, although Guido understands she’s by no means had an adjoining workplace to Rishi. Co-conspirators can proffer guesses within the feedback…
