Indeed. Paul Scully, who had been touted as a front runner, and stood back from his 'job' as Minister for London as part of his bid to be selected, is not one of the final three. The fact that "he was seen as an ally" of Boris is probably not entirely irrelevant. As things stand Sunak and Central Office won't be handing Boris anything more than 'thoughts and prayers' should he drop dead.
The fact that his attempt to assert his power through the medium of interpretive flounce seemed to run out of steam almost immediately is pretty obvious to everyone except the thicker headbangers.
That's not to say that there isn't a sunny upland within reach :
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