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SINCE the parliamentary Labour Party, Seema Malhotra included, is so vehemently at odds with leader Jeremy Corbyn, who probably still retains the backing of a majority of the party’s 400,000 members, the best way to settle the dispute is for all of its MPs to put themselves up for reselection in their respective constituencies.

On Boris Johnson vs Theresa May for Tory leader, I declare for Boris. Again I admit we are former colleagues from our days on The Daily Telegraph – “we Telegraph people should stick together,” he last appealed to me.


I know he has been a very bad boy in backing Brexit but, all things considered, Boris knows India well, is married to Marina, who is half- Sikh, and is, at heart, a progressive and liberal man.

So Boris, though I don’t have a vote, my good wishes will still be with you.

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