Well, dur… Did anyone seriously expect him to do a Ted Heath and loyally serve his constituents from the backbenches for another quarter century? And surviving on a measly MP’s salary? With his mortgage(s)?

As soon as he announced he was going to quit the leadership it was obvious he’d be heading to better-paid climes. This is nearly as much of a non-story as those “terrorists will try and strike again” ones – patently fucking obvious if you use your brain for even half a sodding second.

Update: Downing Street denies the story – so it MUST be true…

Tuesday update: Ha! Told you it must be true if Downing Street denies it…