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Andrew Gilligan: Mercy, please and mark my words – fewer media hungry ministers in a future Tory team would be a blessing
Original published 13 October 2026
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The lesson is clear: a little like the armed forces, you can survive in politics only as a team, not as individuals. Mercer and Francois,…
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