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As things stand, he's being given nothing to lose by becoming de facto leader of the 'Leave' campaign, as Osborne seems to have the leadership stitched up in the event of a 'Stay' vote. That means that by joining the other side, he could build his support within the party to launch an opposing leadership bid.
Cameron is clearly desperate to have him inside the tent pissing out, though, so I wonder what he's being offered?
and is prepared to anoint Boris after all.
People don't like George, b. And, to be fair, he does have evil behind his eyes.
of work that I'd feel slightly dirty having to vote for.
However, I'm not sure he can. Osborne has a pretty firm grip on power within the parliamentary party - although being seen as a big pro-EU flag-waver in the referendum could change that.
People detest the smug little c**t and more fool those myopic party faithful who fail to recognise the limits of a universally unpopular politician.
God knows, there have been more than enough examples..
The reanimated corpse of Enoch Powell could beat Corbyn, ffs! :shrug:
As much charisma as Darth Vader